Manchester United, in a bad mood, have a nightmare start to the new year when they travel to Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.
The Red Devils have lost their last four games in all competitions and are struggling to adapt to life under new coach Ruben Amorim. Liverpool, league leaders and fierce enemies of Manchester United, could heap more misery on them this weekend.
Injuries have been a problem for Man Utd this season and they are still missing several key players, even if the treatment room has emptied over the past month.
Here are the Man Utd players missing for this weekend’s clash on Merseyside.
Marcus Rashford’s future appears to be far from Outdated Trafford, with the winger having been in exile in recent weeks following disciplinary issues and a poorly judged public interview. However, the youth player was part of the squad that was dismantled by Newcastle United last Monday, although he did not step on the pitch.
Rashford has a strong record against Liverpool and could have been in line for a few minutes at Anfield, but illness means he will not be available for selection. With the January transfer window open, he may have played his last game for the club.
Mason Mount has had bad luck with injuries since switching from Chelsea to Man Utd and the midfielder is sidelined again. Having won Amorim’s favor early on, the 25-year-old suffered a muscle injury during the Manchester derby.
Mount is expected to return in the coming weeks but will not be available against Liverpool, a club that was interested in recruiting him before his nightmare at Outdated Trafford.
Like his compatriot Mount, left-back Luke Shaw simply cannot stay fit. The Englishman missed the first few months of the campaign after suffering an injury after Euro 2024 and only made his first appearance for the Purple Devils in Amorim’s debut against Ipswich City.
However, after making just three appearances, Shaw suffered a new injury, which ruled him out of the trip to Anfield on Sunday.
Victor Lindelof is another who has rarely featured this season due to nagging and nagging injuries, and the Swede was also absent this weekend. He was last seen in the dramatic 4-3 Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham Hotspur but suffered a fresh injury in north London.
No official date has been set for Lindelof’s return, but it was still unlikely that the centre-back would have started at Anfield.
Manchester United players miss the clash with Liverpool
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Player |
State |
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Mark Rashford |
Outside |
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Outside |
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Luke Shaw |
Outside |
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Victor Lindelof |
Outside |
