Villa's Kamara to miss rest of season with torn ACL - Emery

Aston Villa midfielder Boubacar Kamara will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, manager Unai Emery said on Friday, a blow to the team's push for a top-four Premier League finish.

The 24-year-old Frenchman suffered the knee injury on Sunday against Manchester United, leaving the game in the 65th minute of the 2-1 loss at Villa Park.

Villa are fifth in the table, a point behind Tottenham Hotspur.

"When they are injured for a long time, it's the worst in football," Emery told reporters. "It's more difficult for the player, as a person, when they are injured ... more or less, in September or October he is coming back."

Villa play 12th-placed Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday.