Matty
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Similar to others, when should we expect to hear an update on his status? Is it safe to assume he will be out for 6 weeks? I guess Manuel will make some comments when he knows...
Hamstring injuries have varying different grades of seriousness, each with a prognosis that differs in terms of recovery time, it will all depend exactly what Delph has done to his. Grade 1 is a strain, and can be recovered from in a matter of days, grade 2 is a partial tear and can take weeks to recover, grade 3 is a full tear, and can take months to recover. By the sounds of it Delph's is closer to Grade 2 than anything else. I suspect we're talking near the end of August before he's able to return to first team action. With getting "match fit" as well I think a decent bet will be a return after the International break (which encompasses matches on the 5th and 8th September for England).