Croatia hopeful Luka Modric will recover from cheekbone surgery in time for the World Cup finals.
Michael Carrick hailed Man Utd's "creative, dynamic" start to their 2-1 home victory over Brentford.
Yorkshire paceman Ben Coad out for at least four County Championship games due to a side strain.
Lancashire seamer Ajeet Singh Dale faces a spell out of action as he requires hamstring surgery.
Man Utd close to securing Champions League football after a 2-1 victory at home to Brentford.
Hossein Vafaei edged Judd Trump 13-12 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championship.
Neil Robertson into World Snooker Championship quarter-finals thanks to 13-7 win over Chris Wakelin.