The Sunderland striker is set to miss at least 10 games after damaging ligaments in his right knee in a tackle with West Brom midfielder, Claudio Yacob
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Anichebe is joining Jan Kirchhoff, Jordan Pickford, Lynden Gooch, Lee Cattermole, Duncan Watmore and Paddy McNair on the sidelines
The Black Cats talisman has missed the last four games after damaging his hamstring in the 4-1 mauling at Burnley on New Year’s Eve
The makeshift Back Cats were hammered 4-1 at Burnley on New Year’s Eve and have little respite before Jurgen Klopp’s fearsome Reds visit the Stadium of Light on Monday
Jordan Pickford has also joined long-term absentees Jan Kirchhoff, Duncan Watmore, Paddy McNair and Lee Cattermole as Moyes’ resources become ever more stretched
The Wearside outfit head to Old Trafford third bottom of the Premier League, but within a point of a position of safety after four wins in seven games
Anichebe began the season as a free agent following his release by West Bromwich Albion before being snapped up by Sunderland in September
The Black Cats have won every time Anichebe has started at the Stadium of Light this season, the 1-0 victory over Watford on Saturday making it three out of three
The 28-year-old has struggled to find any kind of consistency since leaving Everton for West Brom in 2013, but after joining Sunderland this term he looks to be getting back on track
Both have now scored three in the last four matches and are on fire going into Saturday’s crucial bottom-of-the-table showdown at Swansea
Anichebe won the last of his 10 full international caps in an African Cup of Nations qualifier in Madagascar in September 2011, but Super Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr, is reportedly interested in reintegrating the forward
Sunderland produced their best football of the season so far as they penned Leicester back for the first half-hour, albeit they were unable to make their dominance count until the second period
Sunderland’s resurgence has coincided with the return to goal-scoring form of Anichebe, who now has three in two following his brace against Hull
He scored his 150th Premier League goal as he took on Curtis Davies and shifted the ball onto his left foot before rifling home. 1-0 to Sunderland as their leading man led by example in the basement battle
Anichebe was also on target in the 2-1 win at Bournemouth before the international break and his performance against Hull drew high praise from his manager, who picked him up on a free transfer in September after he failed to score for the entire of last season with West Brom
The former Everton striker inspired David Moyes’ side to their first topflight win of the season as they defeated Bournemouth 2-1 away at the Vitality Stadium in their last outing
“I’ve always thought Victor has great ability, a lot more than people give him credit for. He’s got a lot going for him – he doesn’t always show it but he did today
Anichebe’s goal showcased his strength as the former West Brom forward muscled his way into space before powering an effort past Artur Boruc
The Black Cats were forced to play more than half an hour with just 10 men after Steven Pienaar was sent off, but goals from Anichebe and Jermain Defoe cancelled out Dan Gosling’s early opener to hand David Moyes his first league win in charge of the club
The striker has revealed that he was close to moving abroad, but the lure of remaining in the Premier League and playing under David Moyes was too much to turn down