Elano out with injury

The Brazilian winger had to leave the game against Paris St Germain in the UEFA Cup on Thursday, just two minutes into the second half.

Hughes said: “We will check him out. With those kind of strains it is a minimum of two weeks, possibly longer.

“But we hope he has not compromised himself too much with the injury. It is a blow to us because obviously we are a little bit light in midfield. We cannot afford to lose too many bodies there.”