Paul Scholes suffered ligament damage in a Champions League action against Aalborg BK

Manchester United’s midfield maestro Paul Scholes will be sidelined for approximately two and a half months due medial ligament damage.

Scholes got injured during yesterday’s Champions League match against Aalborg BK and was stretchered off in the 16th minute. He was replaced by Ryan Giggs, who set up the first goal with an excellent through ball to Wayne Rooney who made no mistake.

After the match Sir Alex Ferguson spoke to manutd.com and said, “There were a lot of plus points but we lost Paul Scholes.”

“We had one or two other injuries,” the boss added. “Young Rafael got injured and Rooney has an ankle problem. He felt a weakness in it when he went to receive a ball and we took him off straightaway.

Manchester Utd put the match beyond the hosts when Dimitar Berbatov scored a brace, his first goals for the club.

The Gaffer continued, “He scored two fantastic goals and that will help his confidence.”

“When you’re transferred for that amount of money, you want your first goal quickly and he’s got it. The second goal was a lovely goal.”

Berbatov was transferred on deadline day August 31, 2008. He signed a four year contract on September 1, 2008 for an undisclosed fee, while young striker Frazier Campbell moved to Spurs on a season long loan as part of the deal.