Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson fears Paul Scholes could be out for up to eight weeks with suspected medial knee ligament damage.
The 33-year-old midfielder limped off after just 16 minutes of United's 3-0 Champions League win over Aalborg.
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Striker Wayne Rooney was also forced off with an ankle problem.
Rooney was replaced by Carlos Tevez just before the hour mark as a precaution after injuring his ankle and Ferguson was unsure as to the seriousness of the injury.
"We are hoping it isn't ligament trouble," added the Scot.
"He just felt his ankle. I would imagine he would be doubtful for the Blackburn game on Saturday."
England coach Fabio Capello will be taking a keen interest in Rooney's injury as on Sunday he will be naming his squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus.
The loss of Scholes adds to United's worries in midfield as Michael Carrick is out for at least another month.
The England midfielder was ruled out for six weeks after breaking a bone in his foot in the 2-1 defeat at Liverpool on 13 September.
There were some plus points for United, notably from Dimitar Berbatov who opened his account for the club with two second-half goals on his Champions League debut.
The Bulgarian striker had failed to find the net in his first three games in a United shirt after a Ј30.75m summer switch from Tottenham and Ferguson was delighted with his contribution against Aalborg.
"He got two fantastic goals. That will help his confidence," he said.
"When you transfer for that amount of money you want to score your first goal quickly and he has got that now."
Berbatov added: "I knew it would come sooner of later, but of course the team winning was the most important thing and it was just another goal."
(BBC)
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