Leicester have been rocked by the news that defender Patrick Kisnorbo faces six months out with a partial anterior cruciate ligament tear.The Australia international left the field on a stretcher during the first-half of the Foxes' 3-1 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend.

A scan has revealed the extent of the damage and the 27-year-old will require surgery over the summer.

"It looked innocuous at the time, but those cruciate injuries always do," City manager Ian Holloway told the club's official website. "We have now got to decide if he will have his surgery over here or in Australia.

"The good thing is he has got the right people around him at the club. Our medical team here have dealt with similar injuries in recent years and they are confident that he will come through it.

"Levi Porter did his cruciate against Chelsea earlier in the season and he is back in training now."

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