Raphael Varane Injury: Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag is getting one blow after another as Man United keep losing players to injury at this stage of the season. After the ruling out of Lisandro Martinez for the rest of the season, now Raphael Varane could be heading for a 6-week-long recovery time. They have the all-important FA Cup semi-final Brighton vs Man United match on Sunday which the key defender is sure to miss. Follow Premier League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Manchester United easily reached the Europa League quarter-final where they faced Sevilla. During the first leg match, Raphael Varane was taken off the pitch at half-time owing to an injury he sustained on his ankle. His ankle swelled up but scans were taken recently after the swelling went down. According to reports, the scans say, it might take Varane around 6 weeks to recover.
He already missed the Europa League quarter-final second-leg match. Man United went 2-0 up during the first leg. However, two mistakes from the United side saw two late own goals which made it a 2-2 draw. During the second leg, more mistakes from the defense were conspicuous and Manchester United lost 3-0 to Sevilla and were knocked out of the Europa League.
🚨🚨🌕| Fears are growing at #mufc that Raphaël Varane might be out for the rest of the season. He had scans on his ankle after the initial swelling finally started to subside; and the verdict was that he could be out for up to six weeks. [@MullockSMirror] pic.twitter.com/kP1le4h6Yc
— centredevils. (@centredevils) April 23, 2023
Man United are still alive and well in the FA Cup and the Premier League. In the Premier League, they are sitting in the 3rd position in the league table with 59 points acquired from 30 matches. They still have 8 matches left to play in the league and are eyeing to finish within the top 4 spots to qualify for next year’s Champions League. Hence, missing such a key defender at this stage is a stressful issue for Man United.
In the FA Cup, they will be playing against Brighton today and they will be looking to progress to the final. The defending duo Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez have been ruled out till the end of the season. Hence, they will be missing this FA Cup match as well. However, reportedly, Man United staff are hopeful that if they manage to progress to the FA Cup final, then Varane will recover and be available for that match on June 3.
