Preston captain McCann out 'for months' after op

Ali McCann has made four appearances for Preston this season [Shutterstock]Preston North End captain Ali McCann has been ruled out "for months" after undergoing surgery on a hamstring injury.The 26-year-old Northern Ireland international midfielder suffered the injury after coming on as a substitute in the 4-0 Carabao Cup defeat by Everton last month."Ali had his operation on Tuesday and we were all pleased with how that's gone," boss Paul Heckingbottom told the club website."It's obviously a bl