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Liverpool have suffered the setback of having left-sided midfielder
Boudewijn Zenden ruled out for the season.

Zenden, 29, suffered a knee injury in a Champions League tie against Real
Betis on 23 November and it has materialised that he has cruciate ligament
damage.

The Dutchman will now fly to the US to undergo surgery from renowned knee
specialist Dr Richard Steadman.

A Reds spokesman said: "Unfortunately, it is unlikely that Bolo will play
again this season."

Zenden signed on a free transfer during the summer after leaving
Middlesbrough and was starting to become more of a first-team fixture
before the injury struck.

The news will be a blow to Reds boss Rafael Benitez but his disappointment
will be tempered by the fact he has plenty of cover.

Left winger Harry Kewell has recently returned from injury while John Arne
Riise can also play in that position with Stephen Warnock and Djimi Traore
as choices at left-back.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has won the Barclays Premiership Manager of
the Month award for November.

Benitez bagged the award for the first time after guiding his side to third
place in the league table.

Four consecutive league wins and four clean sheets in November extended the
Anfield club's unbeaten run to eight league games.

Benitez took over at Liverpool in 2004 and steered them to a historic
Champions League title last season.

During this league campaign, the Reds have not lost a league game since 2
October and enjoyed a 100% record in November with away wins at Aston
Villa, Manchester City and Sunderland, as well as a victory at Anfield
against Portsmouth.

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has said sorry to Liverpool midfielder
Dietmar Hamann for his tackle in Tuesday's Champions League game.

"Michael has spoken to Dietmar by telephone," said a Chelsea spokesman.

"He apologised to Dietmar, assured him the tackle was accidental and that
there was no malicious intent."

Essien, 23, has been charged with gross unsporting conduct by Uefa for the
tackle, which caught Hamann just below the knee but was missed by the referee.

Essien's apology will not jeopardise any defence Chelsea wish submit to
Uefa over the matter.

They have until 14 December to respond to the charge which will be heard by
Uefa's Control and Disciplinary Body Committee the following day.

Hamann had earlier been critical of Essien for not apologising.

"Nobody from Chelsea has said anything to me and Essien hasn't apologised
or anything like that," said Hamann.

Hamann is doubtful for Liverpool's home game against Middlesbrough with
severe bruising caused by the tackle.

The German midfielder said the tackle was the "worst I have suffered in my
career" and questioned how Essien escaped punishment from the referee.

Hamann said: "The referee blew the whistle for something else just a second
beforehand but with four officials around the pitch these days, did nobody
see what happened?

"I thought they were trying to stop things like that happening in the game.

"But it's finished as far as I'm concerned. It's not for me to say whether
it was a booking or a red card, for me it's finished."

Essien has already courted controversy earlier this season, when he was
booked for a similar tackle on Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim.

Referee Rob Styles wanted to turn that into a red card after reviewing
footage - but Fifa stepped in to prevent any retrospective punishment.

Andy
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