Chelsea's Guus Hiddink hugely concerned after Kurt Zouma's horror injury against Man Utd

KURT ZOUMA could face a lengthy spell out after Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink claimed he knows the pain felt by the Frenchman.

 

Kurt Zouma was stretchered off and replaced by Gary Cahill against Manchester United

 

Zouma suffered a nasty looking blow in the second half of Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

The defender jumped high to make a clearance but landed awkwardly as his right knee buckled beneath him on landing.

A lengthy stoppage indicated the nature of the problem for Zouma, and Hiddink may now be without one of his first-choice centre-backs for some time.

 

Gary Cahill replaced the 21-year-old alongside captain John Terry, but Hiddink spoke of how he has first-hand experience of the issue that Zouma's sustained.

"Tomorrow we know more, but if you have this injury - and everyone has seen how bad it is - hyper-extension is always bad," Hiddink admitted about his centre-half.

"I had this same problem once and it hurts. But let's hope and see tomorrow what the MRIs will show.

"I am not a doctor but he will have an MRI scan tomorrow. If you see the images it is hyperextension, let us wait and hope."