Ole Gunnar Solskjaer provides injury update for key Manchester United midfielder
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer provides injury update for key Manchester United midfielder
Manchester United complete epic comeback
Manchester United pulled off their second consecutive Champions League comeback to snatch all three points from a valiant yet understrength Atalanta side. The Italian side raced into a 2-0 lead by half-time, courtesy of goals from Mario Pasalic and Merih Demiral, and were by far the better team.
However, the Red Devils, booed off at half-time, rallied and completed an unlikely comeback when Cristiano Ronaldo nodded home what proved to be the winner ten minutes from time, sending the fans at Old Trafford into bedlam in the process.
He is INEVITABLE 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/3hz4h0j9fx
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 20, 2021
Amid the euphoria, however, concerns emerged. Marcus Rashford, only starting his first game of the season after shoulder surgery, limped off just after the hour mark, while Fred did the same late on in the piece.
While both are important players, it is certainly safe to say that Manchester United are far more well-stocked in wide areas than in central midfield, with only the ageing Nemanja Matic, erratic Paul Pogba and unfavoured Donny Van De Beek able to plug that gap.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer offers injury update
On Rashford, the view was far more positive, with the Manchester United boss revealing that it was only a dead leg, and saying:
“Dead leg, sometimes take longer than you want. If we treat it well, he should be OK.”
OGS on Rashford ‘injury’. “Dead leg, sometimes take longer than you want. If we treat it well, he should be OK.”
— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) October 20, 2021
However, there remains no update on Fred, with Manchester United fans left hoping for the best.
Will he be fit in time for Sunday’s clash with Liverpool?
