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The Athletic journalist David Ornstein claims that Man Utd centre-support Lisandro Martinez is ‘anticipated to miss rest of the season’ after picking up an injury against Sevilla on Thursday night.
Their Europa League quarter-final against Sevilla regarded set to quit in a cushty first-leg win, beautiful for it to unravel in a chaotic, and potentially costly, 2-2 way.
Tyrell Malacia’s 84th-minute possess intention used to be compounded by a excessive-looking injury to Martinez, who pulled up in pain gripping his lawful ankle and used to be finally taken away on a stretcher.
Man Utd had already lost fellow first-different centre-support Raphael Varane to injury at half of-time and his change Harry Maguire scored an wretched possess intention in stoppage-time.
Requested if he may well offer an update on Martinez and Varane on Friday lunchtime, Erik ten Hag shook his head and acknowledged: “Sorry, no.
“It’s now not even 24 hours, so I don’t contain a total diagnosis so I’m able to’t remark in this moment.”
Ten Hag downplayed concerns that Martinez had sustained an Achilles injury in Thursday’s publish-match press conference but used to be coy the following day when asked about reviews the defender had broken a metatarsal.
“I’m able to’t direct in this moment,” the Man Utd boss acknowledged. “After we’ve information, we can present it straight to you.
“However let’s fabricate the medical, fabricate the overview, totally diagnose, total the diagnosis and then we can present the information.
“It doesn’t trade in this moment. I in truth contain an belief (what is is) but I don’t motive speculation.”
However now The Athletic journalist Ornstein has introduced us all an update with claims Man Utd centre-support Martinez ‘is anticipated to miss the rest of the season with a foot injury’.
Ornstein used to be now not too upbeat about Varane’s chances either, adding on the Frenchman’s injury: ‘There are concerns his marketing campaign may additionally be over but the club are hopeful that does now not additionally point to the case.’
The loss of Martinez is a huge blow with the Argentina international – who signed in the summer season from Dutch aspect Ajax – one of their ideally suited players this season with the Martinez-Varane partnership emerging as Ten Hag’s most well-liked pairing in the heart of defence.
Encourage-up centre-backs Maguire and Victor Lindelof will now contain a principal characteristic to play in the pair’s absence, which adds to an injury list that includes Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Donny van de Beek.
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