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Mal Benning injury boost for Mansfield Town

Image: Adam Murray: Mansfield boss boosted by good news

Mansfield have received a boost with the news that Mal Benning's knee injury is not as bad as the club initially feared.

Benning suffered the injury during the 2-1 home defeat to Bristol Rovers on October 17 and it was thought the full-back could be sidelined for several months.

However, the 21-year-old summer signing does not need an operation and may be back playing again early in 2015.

"It's not as bad as we expected," Mansfield manager Adam Murray told the club's official website.

"We obviously expected the worst when we got the scan results and the original diagnosis. We thought it was going to be the whole season, if we're being totally honest.

"We think we'll have him back January-time, he hasn't got to have an operation. He's got to be in a brace for 12 weeks, obviously Mal's young and he's very, very fit.

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"It's great news for the club, great news for Mal and it's great news for me."

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