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CITY boss Peter Grant's day went from bad to worse when it emerged team captain Jason Shackell had suffered ligament damage to his ankle.

The defender missed the 2-1 defeat to Cardiff on Saturday with an injury sustained in the closing moments of the midweek Carling Cup win at Rochdale.

But after the disappointing defeat to the Bluebirds, Grant revealed the injury was as bad as feared, with the ligaments in his right ankle damaged.

Quite how long Shackell remains out for remains to be seen, but it is feared the 22-year-old could be missing for a number of weeks at the very least.
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"We've had the scan and there's ligament damage," said Grant. "So obviously it's fortunate we've not got a game for a couple of weeks so we will see if Jason is available at the end of that couple of weeks we will have to see.

"But it's a blow for us because he's been doing well. But Dion came in and did well for us, as we knew he would do.

"It's a blow as that's all we keep seeming to do at the moment is pick up injuries. And it's another ankle as well so we will assess him over the period and see how he is. Hopefully he wont be out for as long as Fotheringham or Jimmy Smith.
"It's been a disappointing day and we just hope Jason will be available to us by the time we turn back round again

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