| The midfielder, who celebrates his 24th birthday today, hasn’t featured for almost three months, but appeared to be on the road to recovery when he resumed training last month.
However, plans for a first-team return had to be put on hold when Robertson suffered a slight setback and he’s now set to see a specialist down south.
That could mean an operation and will almost certainly rule the Scotland international out for the remainder of the season.
Boss Craig Levein wouldn’t be drawn on how long his player would be sidelined, preferring to wait and see what the expert has to say.
“We are sending Scott down to Leicester tomorrow to see a specialist and he’ll have a look at him with a view to operating on Thursday,” said Craig.
It’s believed the specialist comes highly recommended and has recently been treating St Johnstone pair Kevin Moon and Martin Hardie.
Meanwhile, the United gaffer isn’t expecting good news when results of a scan are delivered on Jon Daly’s injured knee.
The big striker was stretchered off against Hibs at the weekend and the injury is set to undergo a more detailed inspection later today.
“When you see what happened, I’ll be surprised if it’s not a serious injury,” admitted Craig.
“It doesn’t look too good and I would expect the scan to reveal damage to a couple of ligaments in Jon’s knee.” |
