Casemiro has added to Manchester United‘s harm disaster after supervisor Erik ten Hag mentioned the Brazil midfielder can be sidelined till Christmas on the earliest with a hamstring harm.
United had been ready to evaluate the complete extent of the harm sustained by the 31-year-old throughout final Wednesday’s Carabao Cup defeat towards Newcastle at Outdated Trafford.
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Talking in Denmark forward of United’s Champions League Group A conflict towards FC Copenhagen, Ten Hag mentioned that Casemiro will now be part of fellow long-term absentee Lisandro MartÃnez (damaged metatarsal) within the therapy room.
“I count on some [injured players] again however Casemiro and Martinez, they’re actually sturdy accidents and I do not count on them again earlier than Christmas,” Ten Hag mentioned. “It is a number of weeks [for Casemiro].”
Left-backs Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia have each been sidelined for the reason that early weeks of the season and stay unavailable, whereas teenage midfielder Kobbie Mainoo misses the journey to Copenhagen resulting from harm.
Nevertheless, Ten Hag mentioned that each Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford are match to face the Danish champions.
Maguire performed the complete 90 minutes of Saturday’s win at Fulham regardless of taking place twice for therapy resulting from dizziness, whereas Rashford missed the sport after failing a pre-match health check.
“We did all of the [concussion] protocols throughout and after the sport, so he [Maguire] is able to play,” the Dutch coach mentioned. “There’s no indication [of concussion].
“He [Maguire] was advantageous within the sport, so no issues. He performed an excellent sport. Rashford missed one sport out, a small knock however he is again, 100%.”
