Manchester United have suffered a significant blow to their Champions League qualification hopes after Lisandro Martinez suffered a foot injury. The Argentine went over awkwardly while in possession during United's 2-2 Europa League draw with Sevilla which saw him carried off the pitch by his fellow countrymen Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna.
The Athletic have now revealed that Martinez is expected to be out for the rest of the season, as he is set to undergo surgery on a metatarsal problem, which could be detrimental to United's end-of-season run-in. Erik ten Hag's side currently sit fourth in the Premier League table on 56 points with nine games left to play.
Alongside their Europa League quarter-final return leg against Sevilla, United are in the FA Cup semi-finals with a Wembley meeting against Brighton set for Sunday, April 23. The 25-year-old joins Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw on the injury list, with concern prominent Raphael Varane will join Martinez in being absent for the rest of the campaign.
