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Man Utd winger Amad could be sidelined for up to six weeks due to an injury, according to reports.
The Ivorian international was absent from the matchday squad for the 2-0 defeat to Hull City on Saturday after picking up a problem in training at the end of last week, and Roundtable claim that initial scans are not positive.
Understandably, supporters on X are not happy that Amad could be unavailable for an extended period:
This is not good
— Arlong grey (@GreyArlong) August 23, 2026
Now the attack already looks thin in numbers. One more and its the same 4 playing every game…
— HM Footy Corner (@HMFootyCorner) August 23, 2026
This very bad news
— @Neo Emmanuel (@Neo_Emmanuel070) August 23, 2026
We're done mann
— ᐯᑕIOTᖇ🧌 (@vyktoh123) August 23, 2026
This season already gets worse. Wishing Amad a healthy & speedy recovery
In correlation, this all goes back to the abysmal transfer window & lack of quality in squad depth we have & we are already struggling with it, how on earth are we going to deal with it during the season
— Daniel (@TheYOLOArtist) August 23, 2026
How many matches could Amad miss?
If the initial prognosis proves to be accurate, the forward will be sidelined for four Premier League games (Ipswich, Everton, Manchester City and Fulham), one Champions League group fixture and the Carabao Cup third round tie.
Amad would effectively be ruled out until the next international break, with his comeback likely to be against Tottenham on October 10th.
Of course, further scans on the injury could show that the issue is not as bad as first feared, so we shall have to wait and see whether the return date does change.
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Amad is just one of five players in the first-team squad who are currently on the treatment table. Mason Mount has a minor hamstring injury that he picked up against Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly earlier this month.
Tom Heaton has a similar issue, while Manuel Ugarte has been ruled out for the long-term after undergoing surgery on a knee injury he sustained whilst playing for his country at the World Cup.
Matthijs de Ligt is back in training, but head coach Michael Carrick has emphasised that the Dutchman needs to work on his fitness before being ready for selection. He has not kicked a ball since November last year due to a chronic back problem.