Johnson set to avoid surgery

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It was feared Johnson would need an operation to cure the problem but Eriksson said he was remaining hopeful that course of action could be avoided.

"He's been to see the specialist and for now we think that he's going to have a special injection and hopefully that will be it," the Swede told the club's website. "We are not talking about operating at this moment, so I hope he can start training on Monday, but we are not sure yet."

The 19-year-old in-form midfielder came off during Sunday's win over Middlesbrough and was withdrawn from the England Under-21 squad to face Montenegro and Republic of Ireland in forthcoming European qualifiers.

Former England coach Eriksson was grateful to receive the support and co-operation of under-21 boss Stuart Pearce in regards to Johnson's injury.

"I appreciate very much Stuart Pearce. I spoke to him and they agreed that he will not play for the under-21s," added Eriksson.

"That's very good for Michael and it's good for the under-21s as well because that means almost for sure that he'll be ready for the games in November."