Zanka injury update

FC Copenhagen captain Mathias Zanka landed awkwardly after a collision with Peter Madsen in last Sunday’s away tie against Lyngby BK. The defender was quickly substituted and watched the rest of the game from the bench on crutches.

On Monday Zanka went for a scan on his leg, which showed he has sustained ligament damage to his left knee.

Club doctor Morten Boesen explains:

- Zanka has sustained a ligament injury that will mean he needs surgery. We will also need to go over the rest of the knee during the operation. On the MRI scan, it appeared that Zanka’s cruciate ligament is intact, but is not functioning properly. We will test it during the operation. Ligament damage alone will see Zanka sidelined for the next few months.

Zanka himself was on hand to speak to FCK.DK:

- Obviously I am disappointed to have a long period of recovery ahead of me and will miss a lot of exciting games this autumn. Conversely however, I am glad that it is the best-case scenario: that it is ‘only’ ligament damage. I will have surgery on Thursday, where there will be an investigation into how complicated the injury actually is. I am therefore optimistic despite the disappointment.