Some bad news, to say the least, for Manchester United as two of their young stars are now out injured for an extended period of time. Central defender Leny Yoro suffered a fractured metatarsal in the preseason friendly loss to Arsenal on Saturday night. He’s out for three months. Meanwhile Rasmus Hojlund is out six weeks with a hamstring injury.
He also suffered his injury in the “Rivals in Red” clash at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles this past weekend.
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He might be back after the September international break. For Yoro, possibly a week or two after the October internationals.
“Injuries are part of football, especially top football,” manager Erik ten Hag said to the television broadcast, ahead of the friendly against Real Betis in San Diego on Wednesday night.
“It happens. We have to get on with it, and train with the rest of the squad.”
Getting on with it begins this Saturday, when they’ll take on arch-rivals Liverpool in South Carolina. The Hojlund and Yoro injuries are major setbacks, to be certain, but the club can’t let these problems define them.
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