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United are facing a possible injury crisis ahead of their midweek clash
against Crystal Palace, after three players went off injured in the
first half of the Red Devils’ game against Liverpool.
Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard were all substituted in
the first 45 minutes at Old Trafford, with each of them going off with
suspected injuries, making them doubts for the clash at Selhurst Park in
midweek.
United are also without Nemanja Matic, Anthony Martial, Matteo
Darmian, Antonio Valencia and Marcos Rojo for the game at Old Trafford.
In addition, Marcus Rashford has looked far from comfortable, but
remains on the pitch, with United having now made all three
substitutions, with Lingard going off with an injury, having come on as a
substitute himself to replace Mata.
Not since 2015 has a Premier League side had to make all three
substitutions in the first half owing to injuries, with Burnley being
the last side to suffer that fate.
Speaking on talkSPORT, former Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton says
he has never seen anything like it, with Roberto Firmino also going off
injured for Liverpool, making it four enforced substitutions in the
first half of the contest.
But for fans of United’s next opponents, Crystal Palace, they are
suddenly feeling a bit more positive about the prospect of facing Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer’s side at Selhurst Park on Wednesday night, as can be
seen from the reaction on social media.
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