JOSH Ruffels has been told he will not require surgery to repair the damage done to his shoulder on Saturday - but still faces a spell on the sidelines.
The left back was taken off with a knock to his left shoulder against Lincoln City, but received some good news when an X-ray on Saturday night showed no broken bones.
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A scan today revealed damage, but it was not serious enough to warrant going under the knife.
At this stage United are not putting a clear timescale on the length of the recovery, just saying it will keep him out for 'weeks rather than days'.
Boss Karl Robinson told the club's website: "Clearly the initial reports are better than we might have hoped and hopefully he will be back relatively quickly."
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