Manchester United only have one senior injury absentee as they prepare to return to Premier League duty against Leicester City on Saturday afternoon (5.30pm). Summoned for international friendlies and World Cup qualifiers over the last 10 days, there was only one fresh issue picked up.
Of course, that came when Edinson Cavani (calf) was withdrawn by Uruguay after 30 minutes of their contest with Chile on Tuesday night. It has been confirmed that he will miss out for United at Old Trafford.
Before getting down to business against the Foxes, interim manager Ralf Rangnick has offered an update on Cavani and other players. Here is the current state of play on the treatment table.
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Edinson Cavani
Injury: Calf
Return date: TBC
Hampered by injuries throughout the season, Cavani suffered another set-back while representing Uruguay. After feeling pain in his calf muscle, the veteran frontman dropped to the turf and was substituted on 30 minutes. Cavani has been ruled out by Rangnick for Saturday afternoon.
What Rangnick has said: "He is injured again and will be out for the next couple of weeks."
Paul Pogba
Injury: Foot
Return date: April 2 vs Leicester City (H)
United would have been sweating over Pogba — and fellow countryman Raphael Varane — when reports emerged suggesting that both players had picked up injuries during the March break. However, they promptly returned after missing training to feature in the 5-0 victory over South Africa.
Luke Shaw
Injury: n/a (Covid-19)
Return date: April 2 vs Leicester City (H)
Shaw is set to be available for United after recovering from Covid-19. He came off the bench for England to win his 21st cap against Ivory Coast on Tuesday night.
Raphael Varane
Injury: Foot
Return date: April 2 vs Leicester City (H)
Dealt a similar blow to Pogba, the centre-back quickly recovered from an impact problem. Varane took the France armband for the second part of their double header and will be fit to play against the Foxes.
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