Lavery faces at least six weeks out
Shayne Lavery joined Cambridge United from Blackpool in July
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League One strugglers Cambridge United are expected to be without Shayne Lavery for at least the next six weeks.
The Northern Ireland forward will also miss his country's Nations League matches against Belarus and Bulgaria next month after picking up a hamstring injury during Cambridge's 2-1 defeat at Mansfield on Saturday.
"I can't be exact but he's probably out for six to eight weeks, maybe even longer, which is probably the worst news we could've have had," manager Garry Monk told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Sport.
"Shayne was improving week on week but I feel for him, feel for us, and we'll just have to get on with it."
Lavery featured for Northern Ireland in their Nations League defeat in Bulgaria earlier this month
Lavery arrived at Cambridge on a free transfer from Blackpool in the summer and scored twice against his former club in a 4-4 draw last month.
"Shayne's a big asset in terms of the way we want to play but we'll just have to rejig things and move forward," added Monk.
The U's are bottom of the table, have taken just one point from their opening five league games and visit Wycombe on Saturday.