MANCHESTER UNITED star Scott McTominay is set to be sidelined for three weeks with injury.
The 27-year-old is the Red Devils’ joint-top scorer in the Premier League with seven goals.
Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford are all level with him at the top of the goalscoring charts.
McTominay reportedly hyper-extended his knee in the dramatic 4-3 defeat to Chelsea last week.
The Mail claim he will miss the next two to three matches.
It is a huge blow for Man Utd as they face an uphill battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
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Erik ten Hag’s men sit sixth in the Prem table, 11 points behind both Tottenham and Aston Villa, who occupy fourth and fifth place.
McTominay’s injury means he also looks set to miss the FA Cup semi-final against Coventry on April 21.
He has featured 36 times this season and has missed a total of just seven games in all competitions.
Man Utd are in the midst of an injury crisis with defensive options like Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane and Jonny Evans all out.
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Ten Hag recently admitted he does not expect any of them back “at short notice”.
And it could mean another start for 19-year-old centre-back Willy Kambwala.
Meanwhile, there are fresh concerns about Marcus Rashford after he picked up a knock in the thrilling 2-2 draw with Liverpool at the weekend.
There is uncertainty over whether will be fit to play against Bournemouth on Saturday.
Willy Kambwala wants to become rock at the back for Man Utd… but Erik ten Hag probably won’t be around to see it
By Ken Lawrence
ERIK TEN HAG insists he is still the right man to take Manchester United forward.
The Dutchman believes he can recapture their former glories, despite escaping for the second time in a row what could have been humiliation by Liverpool at the weekend.
And teen Willy Kambwala revealed his “passion” is to become a rock at the heart of United’s defence after making just his second start of the season against their bitter rivals.
United trailed 1-0 at half-time on Sunday but fought back to take a 2-1 lead before Mo Salah’s 84th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot.
Ten Hag was pleased with the second-half performance, declaring it “another signal and message for the future,” before adding, “the team and squad have high potential.”
Yet the Old Trafford chief sounds more and more like he has his finger stuck in a leaky dyke and does not think it is going to hold.
Comeback or not, United still threw away a lead for the third time in eight days following their 4-3 defeat to Chelsea and 1-1 draw with Brentford — both deep into injury time.
And his body language suggests he expects to be crossing it to go back to Holland with his P45 this summer
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
