English and Flanagan face lengthy lay-offs
Matty English and George Flanagan Jr are the latest injured players in Huddersfield Giants' squad
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Huddersfield Giants head coach Luke Robinson has confirmed that George Flanagan Jr and Matty English face lengthy spells on the sidelines.
Both were injured in last Sunday's defeat by Hull KR, with full-back Flanagan injuring his ankle in scoring a try, while loose forward English's knee was hurt in a loose tackle by forward Karl Lawton, for which he was subsequently banned.
"George will be out for the next few months," Robinson told BBC Radio Leeds.
"Matt had a cannonball to his knee and there were fears that it was going to be his ACL, but he has been very fortunate as it's his MCL (medial collateral ligament).
"He won't be out as long as we originally feared, but it'll still be the two to three-month timescale."
Huddersfield's first-team squad now contains 16 injured players and the loss of Flanagan is a significant one as he has scored five of their eight Super League tries so far.
For the Challenge Cup last-16 tie at home to Hull KR on Saturday, they have only been able to name 14 senior professionals, with five reserves added to the squad.
The Giants are bottom of Super League this season, with four defeats from their opening four games.
