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Newcastle defender Steven Taylor out for two months

Steven Taylor and Gabriel Obertan compete with Bastian Schweinsteiger
Image: Steven Taylor (centre) and Gabriel Obertan (right) compete with Bastian Schweinsteiger

Newcastle defender Steven Taylor has been ruled out of action for "a couple of months" after undergoing surgery on a hamstring injury.

Taylor has played two Premier League games for United this season, but the injury forced him to miss their last two.

And the centre-back has gone under the knife to fix the problem once and for all.

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"He had a scan on his hamstring," boss Steve McClaren said. "He's had a small operation to repair the damage and unfortunately it looks like he'll be out for a couple of months."

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