Wilder confirms Riedewald out for 'couple of weeks'
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Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has confirmed he will be without Jairo Riedewald for "a couple of weeks" after the defensive midfielder missed Saturday's defeat at Charlton with a hamstring injury.
The 29-year-old has made 12 league starts for the Blades since arriving in October on a free transfer from Belgian side Royal Antwerp.
This season, United have had to manage the minutes of midfielders Oli Arblaster, Sydie Peck and Tom Davies, who have all suffered their own injury problems.
Their engine room will be further depleted for the midweek trip to Southampton after Djibril Soumare's red card at The Valley which triggers a three-game ban.
"It's a big, big blow, and with the situation with Oli, Sydie and Tom, it was a big blow to miss him on Saturday and it will be tomorrow night and going into the weekend," Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"He's going to be out for a couple of weeks. It capped off a really disappointing and strange 48 hours from where we were.
"Let's see what happens after the Ipswich game and hopefully he'll be available for the Millwall game [on 31 January].
"[It's a ] big blow for him as well because I think everybody's really seen the type of character he is and what he does for the team and how he makes the team tick."
