{"id":735016,"date":"2026-02-01T10:39:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/735016\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:39:37","slug":"man-united-hit-with-fresh-injury-blow-as-manager-confirms-setback-in-serious-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/735016\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United hit with fresh injury blow as manager confirms setback in &#8216;serious&#8217; update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United youngster Harry Amass joined Norwich City on loan for the remainder of the season last week, but has already been hit with a major setback.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harry Amass on the ball for Norwich. \" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_Norwich-City-v-Coventry-City-Sky-Bet-Championship.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Out-on-loan Manchester United defender Harry Amass has been injured while playing for Norwich City. \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Out-on-loan Manchester United defender Harry Amass has been injured while playing for Norwich City. (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Manchester United defender <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/harry-amass\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Harry Amass <\/a>has suffered an injury on the training ground for Norwich City and he&#8217;s facing a lengthy spell on the side-lines. The 18-year-old joined the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/football-league-championship\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Championship<\/a> side on loan for the remainder of the season this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He featured for just 15 minutes as a substitute in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/norwich-city-fc\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Norwich&#8217;s<\/a> win against Coventry on Monday, but went on to miss Saturday&#8217;s defeat to Middlesbrough. Manager Philippe Clement didn&#8217;t reveal the severity of the injury, only noting that the club will work with United on his rehabilitation and recovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Clement told BBC Radio Norfolk: &#8220;Harry, in the dying seconds of training, got an injury. I didn&#8217;t want to speak too much about it straight after training because there was no assessment yet about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But it looks to be serious and he will be out for a long time. He&#8217;s on loan from Man Utd &#8211; so it&#8217;s also important to speak with them first before speaking to the outside world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It remains unclear how many months the youngster will be out &#8211; despite Clement stating it could be long-term &#8211; with further assessments needed to determine the full extent of the injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR MANCHESTER UNITED FB PAGE!<\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ManUtdMEN#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Latest news and analysis via the MEN&#8217;s Manchester United Facebook page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, the Canaries boss ruled out signing another left-back in this transfer window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;No, we&#8217;re not going to take in another left full-back,&#8221; Clement added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;So, we will solve it with the squad that&#8217;s here because we already have four left full-backs on the pay roll.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Unfortunately, it appears the defender&#8217;s time at Carrow Road may now be short\u2011lived &#8211; despite him expressing excitement about joining the team. After his switch was confirmed, <a aria-label=\"AmassLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/harry-amass\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Amass<\/a> said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve spoken with Ben [Knapper, Norwich sporting director] and the gaffer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harry Amass in action against Coventry City. \" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1769942377_876_0_Norwich-City-v-Coventry-City-Sky-Bet-Championship.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Harry Amass has picked up an injury in training while on loan with Norwich City.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Harry Amass has picked up an injury in training while on loan with Norwich City.(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;They&#8217;ve both told me that they&#8217;ve been watching me since Sheffield Wednesday and a bit before that, and they have liked what they&#8217;ve seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;They like the way that I carry the ball, the way that I am on the ball, the hard work that I show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;They spoke to me and said they see that I can do good things here, they believe that it&#8217;ll be a benefit for the club and for me, so it should be good both ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United youngster Harry Amass joined Norwich City on loan for the remainder of the season last week,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":735017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,11384,2465,423,14215,79132,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-735016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-harry-amass","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-manchester-united-fc","14":"tag-manchester-united-injury-news","15":"tag-norwich-city-fc","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115994952411703315","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=735016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=735016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=735016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=735016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}