Ings out for three weeks with muscle injury

Manager Hasenhuettl said that the injury is not too serious and he expects Ings back after the international break.

Southampton's Danny Ings is treated after getting injured during an English Premier League football match between Sheffield United and Southampton at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, England, Saturday March 6, 2021.

Southampton forward Danny Ings will be out of action for the rest of this month with a muscle injury sustained in Saturday's 2-0 win at Sheffield United, the Premier League club said.

Ings hit the pitch early in the game at Bramall Lane and was replaced by Che Adams as manager Ralph Hasenhuettl was left frustrated by another injury to his influential striker, though the Austrian said the problem was not as bad as suspected.

"It's a serious one but not too serious," Hasenhuettl told the club's website on Monday. "I think three weeks it'll be, (I) expect him back after (the) international break."

Ings will miss league meetings away to leaders Manchester City on Wednesday and at home to south-coast rivals Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. He will also be missing for the FA Cup quarter-final clash against local rivals Bournemouth on March 20.