Injuries are piling up for Manchester United after they suffered two fresh blows during a 1-0 defeat to Everton on Saturday afternoon. Fred was forced off in the first half at Goodison Park and Cristiano Ronaldo later suffered a cut to his leg — but was able to play the entire 90 minutes.
Ralf Rangnick has seven days to patch up his squad for the Premier League meeting with Norwich City and he has already provided a less than encouraging update on Fred (hip). United were without four players for the game with Everton as Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane, Scott McTominay and Edinson Cavani sat out.
Cavani suffered a calf problem while on World Cup qualifying duty for Uruguay last month. Here is the current state of play on the treatment table at Carrington.
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Luke Shaw
Injury: Leg
Return date: End of April/start of May
What Rangnick has said: "We had to take him off at half-time [against Leicester] as he's having problems with his leg where had an operation back in 2015. Yeah, the doctor told me that they decided to remove the metal thing in his leg, there are two bolts that need to be removed and this will happen [on Saturday] — and that means he will be out for the next two or three weeks."
Raphael Varane
Injury: Unsure
Possible return date: April 16 vs Norwich City (H)
What Rangnick has said: "Raphael Varane is still injured. He will be missing for the [Everton] game [on Saturday] and the same is true with Scott McTominay."
Scott McTominay
Injury: Foot
Possible return date: April 16 vs Norwich City (H)
What Rangnick has said: "He's having problems with the sole of his foot. So those four players will be missing."
Fred
Injury: Hip
Return date: Unknown
What Rangnick has said: "Fred had some muscular problems on his hip flexor. We already are without McTominay. Without both defensive midfielders it isn't good for us."
Edinson Cavani
Injury: Calf
Return date: Unknown
What Rangnick has said: "He's injured again and will be out for the next couple of weeks."
Cristiano Ronaldo
Injury: Shin
Return date: April 16 vs Norwich City (H)
Having returned to the starting XI after illness, Ronaldo played the entire 90 minutes against Everton. However, as he made his way off the pitch, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner rolled down his socks to reveal a nasty-looking gash on his left leg. Ronaldo visibly looked to be in pain as a result, but should recover to play next week.
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