carlos baleba united
carlos baleba united
Once again, the Manchester United unavailable list is long and complicated. Lisandro Martinez is suspended, due to the disgraceful showing (two yellows = one red) he put in during the Halloween blowout loss at Chelsea. Carlos Baleba is a fresh injury concern, having suffered a hamstring problem. Another player with a hamstring issue is Harry Maguire, and the English central defender will need to pass a late fitness test in order to make the squad here.
There is some good news though, as Patrick Dorgu returned to training, and is now in contention to make the matchday squad this weekend.
carlos baleba
carlos baleba
Manchester United vs Aston Villa
Kickoff: Sun. Nov. 8, 4:30pm, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
Team News: Manchester United Aston Villa
Result Probability: Manchester United 44% Draw 26% Aston Villa 30%
Premier League Position, Form Guide: Manchester United 17th, 7 pts, DDDLL Aston Villa 6th, 66 pts WDWWD
lisandro martinez
lisandro martinez
Man United Team News
Let’s start with Baleba, who is likely set for a few weeks on the sidelines. “I haven’t got any more news on Carlos at this stage, but it’s his hamstring,” United manager Michael Carrick said on Tuesday.
“We’ll have to assess what that looks like, but initially, it doesn’t look great.”
patrick dorgu
patrick dorgu
As for Dorgu, Carrick said this on Monday:
“That was the first day with the group, and [it’s] great to have him back. He’s worked ever so hard to be back with the group, but he won’t be involved tomorrow. We’ll see how he progresses through the week…”
So we’ll see.
rashford
Moving on to Marcus Rashford, we’re tired of speculating on his status.
He’s been “day-to-day” or “close” for weeks now, and trying to predict his availability/unavailability for a matchday squad has become tedious. Rashford has contributed very little since returning from Barcelona anyway.
Luke Shaw remains sidelined due to injury, and yes, it goes without saying that Shaw has spent a lot, if not most, of his tenure at United on the injured list.
luke shaw matheus cunha harry maguire
luke shaw matheus cunha harry maguire
And then finally, Benjamin Sesko and Manuel Ugarte remain sidelined as long-term injury absentees. There are a lot of reasons why United are currently in a relegation scrap; having so many injuries, all season long, is certainly one of those reasons.
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