Scans have shown Petr Cech has torn a calf muscle in his right leg and the goalkeeper is expected to be out for a month.

Cech, 28, suffered the injury yesterday in training and is now expected to miss the start of our competitive season, as well as the remainder of our pre-season friendlies, the next of which comes at Ajax on Friday.

The Czech Republic's Player of the Year sat out for a month during February and March earlier this year with a similar injury sustained at Inter in the Champions League, before going on to play a major role in our Double success, making an incredible save from Frederic Piquionne in the FA Cup Final.