Andre Onana
27.02.2024 - 06:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
In a season where more unwanted records have tumbled for Manchester United, they are nearing an unwanted half-century.
United have recorded 46 cases of injury or illness that have caused a player to miss a match this season. Casemiro and Victor Lindelof's withdrawals against Fulham were enforced and manager Erik ten Hag will confirm if they are available for the FA Cup tie at Nottingham Forest later today.
The injuries range in severity, from Kobbie Mainoo's four-month absence with an ankle problem to Tom Heaton's current absence which has not even been confirmed by Ten Hag.
Academy goalkeeper Dermot Mee has been involved in the pre-match warm-ups for the past few weeks in the absence of Heaton, who is out of contract in June.
There have been nine cases of illness that have caused a player to be absent if that is to include Marcus Rashford's part-enforced, part-dropped omission from the squad at Newport County in the FA Cup through illness after his trip to Belfast.
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Raphael Varane, who has had the most separate cases of injury or illness, has missed two games through being unwell and another as he was not fully fit.
Gallingly for United, the next player with the most lay-offs is Rasmus Hojlund, whose fractured back was diagnosed during his medical before a hamstring injury caused him to sit out the win at Everton in November. His absence was costly against Nottingham Forest in December and Fulham on Saturday.
Only four regular United starters have avoided injury: Andre Onana, Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho. Onana's Africa Cup of Nations commitments with Cameroon ensured
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