Sunderland midfielder Ian Kirchhoff has had a recurrence of a knee injury, which is why he will be out of the game for another six weeks.

Kirchhoff suffered damage last December. Two weeks ago, he played for the reserve team Sunderland and it was expected that soon the German will be able to help the Cats and in the Premier League.

But the head coach of Sunderland David Moyes said at a press conference: "Unfortunately, Ian again had problems with the knee. He will be forced to spend at least six weeks out of the game ".

In the current season, the 26-year-old Kirchhoff held eight matches for the first Sunderland team, in which he scored 1 assists.