Bayern Munich youngster, Alphonso Davies suffers ankle ligament damage set to miss 8 weeks

Bayern Munich have been hit with an Alphonso Davies injury blow after the Canada star was forced off in the opening minutes of their Bundesliga clash with Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Davies appeared to roll his right ankle while running without the ball, and without being tackled by an opposition player.

The 19-year-old left-back was replaced by Lucas Hernandez in the third minute, and was helped from the pitch by two members of Bayern's backroom staff.

Bayern boss Hansi Flick has now revealed the severity of the injury, with Davies set to take in a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Flick told reporters when asked for a fitness update: “He has a ligament injury on his right ankle.

“He's twisted and tore a ligament, a ligament was partially torn off. We expect him to be out for six to eight weeks.”

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring inside 10 minutes and went on to record another hat-trick in a 5-0 win.