MANCHESTER UNITED have been dealt a potential injury blow after Raphael Varane limped off against Spain.
The France defender, 28, lined up for his country in their 2-1 Nations League final win.
But as the first-half drew to a close, Varane went down without anyone around him.
Replays suggested the centre-back had stretched too much for a loose ball.
And medics rushed across the field to give him treatment.
However, Varane was unable to carry on playing.
And he was subbed off, with Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano coming on.
Man United now face an anxious wait over Varane’s fitness for Saturday’s game at Leicester.
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The World Cup winner moved to Old Trafford from Real Madrid for £40million over the summer.
And Varane has made seven appearances in all competitions.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will now be saying his prayers as captain Harry Maguire is also out injured.
Victor Lindelof has already come into the side as a result.
And should Varane be sidelined as well, either Eric Bailly or Phil Jones will need to be called upon this weekend.
As for the Nations League final, Varane’s replacement Upamecano was at fault when Mikel Oyarzabal put Spain ahead in the 64th minute.
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Upamecano was easily shrugged off the ball by the Real Sociedad star, who then buried his effort past Hugo Lloris.
However, France fired back immediately thanks to a brilliant strike from Karim Benzema moments later.
And Didier Deschamps’ men went on to win thanks to a controversial 80th minute goal from Kylian Mbappe, who appeared to be offside but was let off the hook by VAR.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
