Man United suffer Højlund, Eriksen injury blow in Luton win،
MANCHESTER, England – Manchester United is sweating on the fitness of Rasmus Højlund and Christian Eriksen after their narrow 1-0 win over Luton Town.
Højlund was replaced in the second half due to a hamstring problem while Eriksen was forced off the field in the first half with a knee injury.
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It’s more bad news for manager Erik ten Hag, who is already without Casemiro, Lisandro Martínez, Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Jonny Evans. Aaron Wan-Bissaka missed the win against Luton through illness while Jadon Sancho remains exiled from the first team due to a disciplinary issue.
“At the moment I can’t say anything about this [Højlund’s injury] because I don’t know,” Ten Hag said Saturday.
“We are doing an evaluation but we have to wait 24 hours to see what the conclusion is. Give it to them, the doctor [team]24 hours to see what the problem is, if there is a problem.”
A lengthy layoff for Højlund, who established himself as United’s first-choice center forward following his £72 million ($88 million) move from Atalanta this summer, would be a blow ahead of a tough run of away games against Everton. , Galatasaray and Newcastle United after the international break.
“You don’t want to lose any player and it’s the same for Christian Eriksen, but it’s also our season, there are so many injuries,” added Ten Hag.
“So you have a team. But we talk about it often, the routine levels in your team, how to play. Hopefully the players come back and the new injuries are not too serious.”
Højlund is still waiting for his first Premier League goal and before going off, the Denmark international was guilty of missing two golden chances against Luton either side of half-time.
Marcus Rashford, who has scored just one goal in all competitions this season, and Alejandro Garnacho both missed good chances to make the final results more comfortable.
“I don’t think it’s particularly a matter of confidence, because Rasmus Højlund has scored five goals in the Champions League and he came into this game full of confidence, he will come,” Ten Hag said.
“Rashford scored 30 goals last season, obviously he doesn’t score anymore but there will come a day when he starts scoring again. I think the other attacking players, like Garnacho, are capable of scoring goals.
“But the good thing is that we already have 13 scorers in our team and that expresses the way we want to play football, everyone attacks, everyone defends, and the defenders can also score goals. “
