Shakers boss disappointed to lose Jay with injury

BURY have suffered a big blow ahead of tonight’s Carabao Cup game with Championship side Sunderland after Jay O’Shea was ruled out for six weeks.

The midfielder was forced off during the 1-0 victory over Walsall on Saturday, with it now revealed that he has suffered a medial ligament injury in his knee.

Manager Lee Clark is disappointed to lose O’Shea for an extended period, but still hopes the team can put in a positive performance tonight.

“I’m afraid it’s the curse of the knee injury, that’s already the main issue for us this season and Jay has suffered a medial ligament sprain, which will keep him out for six weeks.

“It’s a blow for Jay personally because I felt he was doing really well in the game on Saturday. He made a big impact with the ball and off the ball for us. For us now, he joins Eoghan O’Connell with his knee injury and Nathan Cameron with his own issues.

“It’s impossible to stop, it’s a contact sport and an impact injury. We just have to get on with it and hopefully he will be with us in the minimum of time and we can crack on with getting positive results while he is out.”

Bury and Sunderland meet tonight just a few weeks after the two teams went head-tohead at the JD Stadium during pre-season.

Sunderland came out on top during that friendly match, picking up a 3-2 victory after coming back from 2-0 down.