Micah Richards possibly out for eight weeks with knee injury

Micah Richards will be out for six
to eight weeks after tearing a
cartilage in his knee during
Manchester City's 1-0 win over
Swansea City on Saturday
evening.
Richards required oxygen on the
pitch after appearing to twist the
knee unchallenged when turning
to clear a cross in the 84th minute
of the match at the Etihad
Stadium, with the length of the
treatment he required
contributing to the match's record
12 minutes of added time.
Richards had missed the opening
of City's season due to an ankle
injury he incurred playing for
Great Britain during the London
2012 Olympics. It capped a bad
week for the defender, who was
reprimanded by Roberto Mancini,
the City manager, for publicly
questioning his defensive tactics
during the team's 3-1 Champions
League group defeat at Ajax last
Wednesday.