Xuan Manh is about to return, Ngoc Duc is expected to be out for the rest of the 2019 season.

After a period of injury treatment, defender Xuan Manh is about to return to playing. This is incredibly good news for coach Park Hang-seo, as the Vietnamese national team is preparing to participate in the 2019 King's Cup and the 2020 World Cup qualifiers.

Recently, Pham Xuan Manh has been undergoing rehabilitation at the PVF center following his injury, and in two weeks, he will return to SLNA to complete his treatment and train with his teammates.

Defender Pham Xuan Manh is about to return. Photo: Trung Kien

Since suffering the injury during the match against Thanh Hoa in the 2018 National Cup, according to the treatment plan, Manh needed 6 months to recover. The SLNA defender is expected to be able to return in May.

Meanwhile, defender Vo Ngoc Duc is currently at Hanoi Military Hospital 108 for examination. According to the doctors' diagnosis, the player born in 1994 has a torn ligament and needs surgery.

Defender Vo Ngoc Duc. (Photo courtesy)

Even with a quick recovery, Ngoc Duc will need 7 months to return to the pitch. Therefore, SLNA will almost certainly lose this left-back for the remainder of the 2019 V.League season.

In the early stages of the 2019 V.League season, SLNA continuously suffered serious injuries. Midfielders Phan Văn Đức and Hồ Tuấn Tài will also need about two more months before they can return to playing.

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