Paul Heckingbottom delivers frustrating injury news at Sheffield United

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom has said that Chris Basham is going to be out of action for at least a couple of weeks after picking up an MCL injury.

The Blades are going along nicely in the Sky Bet Championship and earned a potentially very important win last night against Blackburn Rovers, with the men in red and white now sitting inside the top six of the second-tier standings.

Certainly, the Blades are looking strong at the moment but they are going to have to crack on without Chris Basham for at least the next fortnight by the sounds of things.

Indeed, according to Paul Heckingbottom, the defender has picked up an MCL problem:

A direct quote from Paul Heckingbottom on Bash after last night’s game.