Injuries continue to be MU’s nightmare as they just received the sad news that midfielder Lisandro Martinez will have to rest for a long time.
Lisandro Martinez suffered a serious injury and was on a long-term break
The injury storm continues to sweep MU’s squad when key midfielder Lisandro Martinez is injured and will have to sit out in the near future. The Argentine player had to sit out in MU’s last two matches, against Burnley and Crystal Palace.
The MU homepage just announced that the star born in 1998 had a foot injury since last April. This injury recurred in the match against Arsenal in early September. After that, Licha still gathered with the Argentina national team at the FIFA Days reunion.
An official statement from MU said: “Lisandro Martinez will be out of action for a long time due to aggravation of the foot injury he suffered in April. The Argentine midfielder showed signs of pain during The 1-3 loss to Arsenal in round 4 of the Premier League took place on September 3.
Martinez bravely continued to play in the next two matches against Brighton and Bayern Munich. But doctors have now determined that he will need a long period of time to recover. Evaluation is underway to determine the next steps. Everyone at MU sends Lisandro our best wishes and we look forward to him returning as soon as possible.
In addition, Sergio Reguilon also suffered an injury in the match against Crystal Palace midweek. Although lighter than Lisandro Martinez, the Spanish player is also expected to be absent through the upcoming national team gathering in October.
Thus, MU’s defense now has up to 4 injured players. Although the center-back position is no longer too worrying because Erik Ten Hag still has 3 options, the full-back position is not so lucky. All three players at left-back have been injured, making the option of dragging rookie Sofyan Amrabat to that position now the most likely option.
Having encountered many injury cases, MU also faces a tight schedule when having to fight in 3 different arenas: Premier League, Champions League and Carabao Cup. There is also an FA Cup waiting in the near future when lower-ranked teams are competing in the first rounds.