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Manchester United faced another injury blow as Rasmus Hojlund and Leny Yoro limped off during their 2-1 friendly defeat to Arsenal in Los Angeles.
Manager Erik ten Hag, who dealt with 66 individual cases of illness or injury from last season, expressed concern, especially about Yoro’s muscle injury.
The 18-year-old Yoro, United’s most expensive summer signing at £59 million, left the field after 33 minutes, visibly distressed.
Meanwhile, Hojlund, after scoring United’s only goal, appeared to pull his left hamstring while stretching for the ball and left the stadium walking gingerly.
His availability for United’s next pre-season match against Real Betis is now in doubt, as per Times Sport.
According to Times Sport, Yoro’s injury might be more serious, although Ten Hag refrained from specifying a timeframe for their recovery since neither player’s injury had been scanned yet.
The report also states that Ten Hag left the SoFi stadium last night concerned that Leny Yoro will be out for a considerable period because of the muscle injury he suffered.
Clubs typically wait a day before conducting scans on injuries to allow swelling to decrease for an accurate assessment.
Rumors suggest that Yoro’s injury might keep him out for at least 1 to 2 months, which is significant if true.
This would mean United definitely needs to sign one more center-back before the end of the transfer window.
United secured a 4-3 victory in a post-match practice penalty shoot-out, with Jakub Kiwior and Kai Havertz missing for Arsenal, while Ethan Wheatley was the only United player to miss.
Jadon Sancho, who impressed as a second-half substitute, scored the decisive penalty for United.
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