Man United fans are starting to worry about a piling injury list at Old Trafford, as manager Jose Mourinho issued an ominous warning about the health of several key players ahead of tonight’s Champions League last 16 match-up against Sevilla.
The Portuguese gaffer left some big names out of the squad for Saturday’s FA Cup victory at Huddersfield, but he says that the changes were not because he was resting players.
He said: “I didn’t rest anyone other than [David] De Gea,” he stressed. “Can we recover some of them for Wednesday? I think [Marcus] Rashford, [Ander] Herrera, [Antonio] Valencia have a chance.
“Paul Pogba? I don’t know. [Marcos] Rojo, [Phil] Jones, [Marouane] Fellaini, Zlatan [Ibrahimovic], I don’t think they have any chance.”
Many of United’s availability problems are long-term issues, with both Rojo and Ibrahimovic being sidelined twice this season for two separate injuries, but the Old Trafford faithful have been critical of the training staff for not getting players back to match fitness as soon as possible.
Here is a selection of some of their reactions to yesterday’s announcement…
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