Manchester United has been hit with fresh injury worries as the Premier League season nears resumption. The club striker Marcus Rashford is the recent player to sustain an injury.
Rashford, who was an early substitute during the club’s preseason game against Real Betis, was seen limping out of the stadium after the game on Wednesday night; the play joins the growing list of injured players with Rasmus Hojlund and summer signing Leny Yoro ruled out for an extended period of time.
The England international put up an impressive display in the friendly between the two teams. Still, it was forced off in the 80th minute when he fell to the ground facing the club coach, Erik Ten Hang, which warranted an immediate substitution. The English star was taken off the pitch at the Snapdragon Stadium on Wednesday night.
His impressive display in the game gave him a goal after scoring a penalty; he was made to lead the line in the absence of the club’s denish striker Rasmus Hojlund; Rashford goal brought the to 1-1 after Real Betis scored earlier after an impressive team effort.
Though the club is yet to confirm the extent of his injury, there are indication that the England star will miss the early part of the as he has missed the the Euro in the summer where England finished as the runer-up, he was committed from the England team after a protracted injury in the season affected his playing time.
New signing Leny Yoro was yesterday confirmed to be out for three months after he sustained a foot injury during the club’s pre-season game against Arsenal; the defender was substituted from the game in the 35th minute after an impressive start to life in Manchester.
The 18-year-old defender joined United, signing a five-year deal after Manchester United secured the player’s signature for £58.9m from Lille. So far, he has stayed with the team while they are on their US tour. He will receive a significant assessment upon his return to England.
If the defender stays out until October, he will miss important matches such as Liverpool—Tottenham and Aston Villa and the start of United’s Europa League and Carabao Cup campaigns.
On the other hand, Hojlund, who scored against Arsenal, went off in the 16th minute after straining his hamstring in the impressive game. Before the confirmation of the injury by the club, there were speculations that the Manchester striker would return after a few, but it was later confirmed that he would be out for at least a month.
Speculation continues to mouth about Wan Bisaka’s future, which has been linked with a move to West Ham in the past weeks. The link has called for a greater need for more signings in the United squad. Also, speculations continue to mount regarding the feature of Jodan Sancho after settling all the misunderstandings with the coach.
Recall that Sancho was loaned to Borussia Dortmund after he refused to apologise because of an internal crisis in the team. His performance in the team gained space at the Champion League finals
