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Moore could miss rest of season Villa receive Moore injury boost
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Aston Villa striker Luke Moore could miss the remainder of the season after suffering a recurrence of a shoulder injury in Saturday's draw at Chelsea. Aston Villa striker Luke Moore could be back in action as soon as January after it was discovered his shoulder injury is not as bad as was first feared.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill said the 20-year-old winger's injury could be "season threatening". Manager Martin O'Neill said on Monday that Moore, 20, could miss the rest of the season after picking up the injury.
"If Luke needs an operation, it will be a major blow to us because it will take months and months," said O'Neill. But on Wednesday O'Neill said: "The good news is that Luke could be back in as little as three months.
"It's a real blow to us and to him but he needs the shoulder tightening up and he needs it strengthened." "I worried it may be a season-finishing injury, but physio Alan Smith assured me that will not be the case."
He added: "Luke does need surgery and I think that the doctor feels he must get it sorted out soon.
"It's not helping him long-term to struggle on with this injury and it must affect him psychologically if he's thinking about it in matches."
Moore has been dogged by the injury for the past three years.Moore has been dogged by the injury for the past three years.
The player recently admitted: "The shoulder is painful when it comes out but once it's back in it's not too painful. I've been trying to put the operation off as long as I can.The player recently admitted: "The shoulder is painful when it comes out but once it's back in it's not too painful. I've been trying to put the operation off as long as I can.
"It first became a problem when I was 17 so it is a long-term thing.""It first became a problem when I was 17 so it is a long-term thing."
O'Neill is understood to be ready to step up his efforts to bring in former Celtic striker Chris Sutton on a short-term contract to bolster his forward line.
Villa's boss has constantly deflected questions about Sutton but it is known he is keen to be reunited with the player who was under his charge at Parkhead.
The 33-year-old was dogged by injury setbacks during a spell at Birmingham last season but has worked on his fitness throughout the summer months.
O'Neill currently has only Milan Baros to fall back on alongside current first team strikers Juan Pablo Angel and Gabriel Agbonlahor and the Czech international is still short of full match sharpness after a foot injury.