Megson hopes for Jussi extension

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Jaaskelainen is out of contract this summer and appears to have played his last game for the club after being ruled out for the remainder of the season with a back injury.

The Finn has already turned down a new contract offer and is set to end his 11-year spell at the club. But Megson said: "Jussi is finished for the season. But hopefully his Bolton career is not finished."

Ali Al Habsi will continue to deputise when Megson's men seek to erase the memory of Sunday's dismal defeat to Wigan in a daunting trip to face Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Megson was furious with his side's lack of effort at the JJB Stadium which paved the way for a precious win for the 10-man Latics and plunged the Trotters back into the relegation zone.

Megson said: "We let ourselves down badly and we've got to get a response from everybody we've got to go there and do what we were doing before the Wigan game, which is always giving it our best shot.

"It was a poor performance and a shocking result for us at Wigan, but we were masters of our own downfall.

"I can accept it if at times we don't pass it well or dribble well or whatever. But we just didn't get up for the game, which is something I hope never to see again."

Megson, who masterminded his side's shock win over United at the Reebok Stadium earlier this season, faces an anxious wait over injuries to Gary Cahill and captain Kevin Nolan.

Nolan has a sore back while Cahill is struggling with the bruised foot he sustained in the early challenge by Jason Koumas which earned the Wigan midfielder a red card. Both face late fitness tests.