The latest Manchester United news as the latest injury update on both teams has been given ahead of the Premier League clash.
Diogo Dalot is one of 10 players who could miss the Bournemouth vs Man United game through injury. (Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)
Manchester United are back in Premier League action on Sunday as they take on AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium (2pm kick-off).
Ruben Amorim has already admitted that eyes will be on the Europa League semi-final against Athletic Club just a few days later. But United will look to pick up three points to try and climb the Premier League table.
Amorim confirmed in his pre-match press conference on Friday that full-back Diogo Dalot has suffered an injury that could potentially rule him out for the remainder of the season. Amorim said: “He has something in his muscle, his calf, he had a sequence of games, he played all the time, we try to manage but the players play a lot of minutes and not so ready to cope with that. Dalot felt something.
“We don’t know how long he’s going to be out. But he’s out for these next games.”
He will join Lisandro Martinez (ACL) and Joshua Zirkzee (hamstring) on the sidelines for the majority of the remainder of the season. Defender Ayden Heaven will miss the match at the Vitality Stadium after suffering a ‘small setback’ in his recovery.
Midfielder Toby Collyer is also expected to miss the game against Bournemouth. Amorim confirmed recently that he hopes to have the player back before the end of the season.
The United boss has also given the latest update on both Matthijs de Ligt and Amad. Both players are ‘near’ to a return, but the game against Bournemouth could come too soon for the duo.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, could be without four players. Striker Enes Unal suffered a knee ligament injury in January, ruling him out for the remainder of the season.
Midfielder Ryan Christie is also ruled out for the rest of the season with a groin injury. The third player definitely unavailable is winger Luis Sinisterra, who is being managed on his return from a hamstring injury.
There is also a doubt over the availability of midfielder Lewis Cook who could miss out with an ankle injury. Speaking ahead of the game, Andoni Iraola said: “Lewis Cook has been struggling [these] past weeks with some issues around his ankle, kind of tendonitis, something like more chronic, that’s something acute.
“But he’s not fully training 100 per cent and we will see if we can arrive to the game. But he’s the only one that is with some issues from the ones that were available.”
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