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Four Manchester United player suffered injuries in their win over Southampton this afternoon.
Three players were substituted after suffering knocks, but one saw out the remainder of the game.
All four injured players were defenders, which does not bode well for United, as Leny Yoro and Luke Shaw are still unfit.
One of the injured players was new signing Matthijs De Ligt.
De Ligt’s injury is thought to be nothing more than a cramp, which was painful enough for him to be replaced by Casemiro.
Perhaps Erik ten Hag was thinking of damage limitation, considering that United have four fixtures over the next 15 days.
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Speaking after the game, De Ligt insisted that his injury was not major.
“I’m fine. I just had a little cramp”, he told TNT Sports.
Lisandro Martinez also suffered a knock that forced him to come off in the 77th minute.
United will hope that he is not sidelined for long, with six players already on their injury list this season.
Noussair Mazraoui was seen limping as he came off after a solid performance.
Diogo Dalot and Mazraoui are the only fit full-backs in the squad for United right now.
A serious injury to the Moroccan would be detrimental to Ten Hag’s side.
Mazraoui was attended to by two Manchester United medical staff members and was visibly in pain on the bench.
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Harry Maguire replaced the right-back in the 74th minute to see out United’s second clean sheet of the season.
Maguire looked to be in pain late in the game, but remained on the pitch with no other defenders available to replace him.
United’s fixtures are coming thick and fast, with their next game on Tuesday against Barnsley in the EFL Cup.
De Ligt seemed to be ok after a minor scare, but the status of the other three players is currently unknown.
If they are unavailable for the midweek game, United’s injury list would extend to nine players.
Erik ten Hag will be hoping that all four players recover quickly, after leading his side to their most convincing win of the season so far.
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