Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini is out for three weeks due to injury, says the Belgian Football Association.
The 24-year-old took a knock to his knee in Saturday’s Premier League game at Wigan and had scan after meeting up with the Belgium national team.
“Fellaini suffered a small tear at the juncture of muscle and tendon in the knee,” a statement on the Belgian FA’s website read.
“He will rehabilitate in Belgium during this period.”
The injury means Fellaini will miss the upcoming international fixtures against Serbia and Scotland.
For Everton, he is expected to be unavailable for the trip to QPR on 21 October, and will likely miss the Merseyside derby against Liverpool seven days later.
Fellaini has played a key part in Everton’s impressive start to the season.
David Moyes’s side are fourth in the Premier League, following four wins, two draws and just one defeat.
Fellaini, who joined Everton in 2008, has played in every league game so far, scoring three goals, including the winner against Manchester United in August.
Striker Romelu Lukaku, on loan at West Brom from Chelsea, will also miss Belgium’s double-header through injury, while Vincent Kompany and Axel Witsel are fitness concerns for manager Marc Wilmots.
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