Manchester United could be without four senior players for their Premier League game with Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon (3pm).
Christian Eriksen (ankle) has been ruled out for at least three months with an injury which prompted United to make a late move in the transfer market on deadline day as Marcel Sabitzer signed on loan from Bayern Munich to provide cover for the Denmark playmaker and Scott McTominay (muscular).
McTominay will return sooner than Eriksen, but United also had to factor in that Donny van de Beek (knee) will be missing for the rest of the season. Sabitzer will feature against Palace on Saturday afternoon, while Portugal right-back Diogo Dalot (hamstring) might also be available.
READ MORE: Every word from press conference
Here is the current state of play on the Carrington treatment table;
Diogo Dalot
Injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: February 4 vs Crystal Palace
Having picked up a hamstring injury while on World Cup duty, the Portugal international returned to play 90 minutes against FA Cup opponents Everton, but suffered a setback a few days later when taking on Charlton Athletic and has not appeared since. Bruno Fernandes revealed that his compatriot has returned to training as he nears full fitness, once again.
Christian Eriksen
Injury: Ankle
Return date: TBC
A statement from the club read: "While investigations are continuing, initial assessments indicate Eriksen is likely to be out until late April or early May. Eriksen's absence will be a big disappointment to manager Erik ten Hag and fans given the consistency of his performances throughout the season so far."
Scott McTominay
Injury: Muscular
Return date: TBC
What Ten Hag has said: "He is not available for the coming week, two weeks, maybe even longer."
Donny van de Beek
Injury: Knee
Return date: Next season
What Ten Hag has said: "Of course, the bad news is that he is out for the rest of the season, but the good news is, in the longer-term, his knee will be okay and he will be ready again to play at the highest levels and will be ready for the start of pre-season."
MORE TO READ:
