Manchester United striker Louis Saha has been ruled out of the FA Cup final with Chelsea on Saturday.
Saha has been struggling with knee and hamstring problems for the past few weeks and 24 hours after it was revealed skipper Gary Neville would miss the Wembley trip, Alex Ferguson confirmed the French forward is sidelined as well.
"Louis is out," said the Scot. "He picked up the knee injury in Milan and we did another scan on Monday to identify the problem more clearly."
The news completes a miserable cup final quintet for Saha, who was not picked for Newcastle in their 1999 FA Cup Final defeat to United, was cup-tied when United beat Millwall in 2004 and injured when the Red Devils lost to Arsenal 12 months later.
In addition, Saha missed France's World Cup final defeat to Italy last summer through suspension.
"With Louis now, it is a matter of deciding what to do next," said Ferguson. "We will be making a decision next week but we are considering an operation."
Ryan Giggs - who will become only the fourth player in history to win the FA Cup five times should United triumph at the weekend - will captain Man United in Neville's absence.
