Progress & potential return date for Man Utd defender

Erik ten Hag has bought quite a bit on his plate proper now.

The Dutchman’s debut season at Manchester United promised a lot, and a switch window by which Ten Hag’s desired targets in a number of key positions had been acquired meant optimism was rife heading into 2023/24.

Nonetheless, as a substitute of wanting like a aspect able to competing with their noisy neighbours on the Premier League summit, United are a scorching mess having tasted defeat thrice in 5 video games.

There have been mitigating components to United’s sluggish begin, although, together with accidents. The Pink Devils’ record of absentees is fairly intensive, though Raphael Varane and Mason Mount ought to quickly be making their returns. Nonetheless, United added one other title to their harm record this week with Aaron Wan-Bissaka poised for a spell on the sidelines.

Right here is the most recent on Wan-Bissaka’s harm.

Sickness meant Wan-Bissaka solely earned minutes off the bench throughout United’s 3-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday, however the full-back picked up an harm late on at Previous Trafford after he was launched to proceedings.

Whereas the membership merely stated Wan-Bissaka had picked up an “harm”, it is since been disclosed that he sustained a hamstring drawback. “Additional evaluation shall be wanted to find out how lengthy Wan-Bissaka shall be out for, however preliminary indications recommend it will likely be a number of weeks,” United added.

Wan-Bissaka’s absence is problematic for Ten Hag, who’s presently with out left-backs Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia. His harm leaves the Dutchman short-handed at full-back, with Diogo Dalot and emergency summer season arrival Sergio Reguilon each set to proceed within the beginning XI for some time.

Wan-Bissaka has loved a resurgence underneath the previous Ajax boss and emerged as a distinguished determine within the United aspect throughout the second half of 2022/23. The best-back began 9 of United’s ultimate 13 Premier League video games and all of their opening 4 video games of 2023/24 earlier than Brighton’s go to.

With many projecting a two-month absence for the 25-year-old, he’ll miss the beginning of United’s Champions League marketing campaign in addition to the Manchester derby in late October.

Regardless of the Wan-Bissaka setback, United’s accidents are trending in the precise path with Ten Hag set to welcome again a few faces for his or her upcoming Champions League conflict in Munich.

Raphael Varane and Mason Mount have each returned to coaching, with the pair anticipated to earn minutes on Wednesday night time. United supporters must also catch a glimpse of late summer season arrival Sofyan Amrabat this weekend as they tackle Burnley at Turf Moor. The Moroccan midfielder sustained a knock over the worldwide break and is but to make his debut for the membership.

Nonetheless, Amrabat’s harm is not believed to be critical and we must always see him take to the sector in some unspecified time in the future this weekend.

There’s much less readability concerning the returns of Shaw and Malacia, whereas pre-season star Kobbie Mainoo has teased an imminent return from his ankle harm. Mainoo is but to characteristic this season.