Southampton's Jay Rodriguez faces six months on the sidelines with anterior cruciate ligament in right knee
Southampton's striker Jay Rodriguez's dreams of playing for England in this summer's FIFA World Cup were crashed on Monday when it was confirmed that he would be ruled out of the World Cup with his knee injury. It has been announced that he would be out for at least six months.
Jay taken off the pitch in a stretcher
He injured his knee by landing awkwardly during Saturday's defeat by Manchester City (4-1) and was taken off the pitch on a stretcher at Eastlands.
"Southampton Football Club can confirm that, following his injury on Saturday against Manchester City, Jay Rodriguez has been diagnosed as having suffered a rupture to his anterior cruciate ligament," said a statement on the club's website. This means he will not be fit for selection by the English national team at this year's World Cup in Brazil.
"Everyone at the club now wishes Jay well and we will support him, along with his family," Southampton's head of football development, Les Reed, claimed. "Jay has asked us to pass on his gratitude to everybody who has shown him their concern and sympathy. Jay is naturally disappointed, but is determined to get back playing for Southampton as soon as possible."
The loss of Jay will be another disadvantage to England for the World Cup tournament as they already lost Arsenal player, Theo Walcott who suffered the same injury in the match against Tottenham in January.
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