admin Man United are currently without a large number of first-team players and John Murtough has revealed steps are being taken to avoid future problems.
Director of football John Murtough has revealed Manchester United are looking into the injury crisis that has hit the club during the early part of the season.
Erik ten Hag has not had many first-team stars this season. Defenders Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are currently sidelined through injury, while Raphael Varane missed United’s narrow win over Brentford before the international break.
Summer signings Mason Mount, Sofyan Amrabat and Rasmus Hojlund have had treatment in the treatment room, the latter of whom arrived at the club with a back problem discovered before his move. Meanwhile, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad, Tyrell Malacia, Harry Maguire and Tom Heaton have also been unavailable at various times this season, and all of Maguire’s bars are yet to appear this season.
Speaking at the supporters’ forum on Friday, Murtough addressed the club’s injury concerns. He revealed that steps are being taken to ensure a similar crisis is avoided in the future, stressing that busy schedules are an inevitable factor.
“There have been some strong mitigations to date for the mixed results, including 16 first-team players injured or unavailable for any time since the start of the season,” he said. speak.
“That’s 2/3 of the team and that means Erik hasn’t been able to pick his 11 strongest players even once this season. Luckily, we’re starting to see some Injured players return and that will make a difference, including our new signings Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount, who are still part of the squad.
“We’re also looking at why we have so many injuries to see if there are models to improve prevention in the future. Some of these are injuries caused by collisions, like Kobbie and ‘Amad, who are unpredictable. Others are muscular and can reflect the large number of matches played over the past year, including last year’s World Cup.”
