Manchester United find themselves facing a medical emergency at Old Trafford - and it seems to be all of their own making.
Just last weekend interim boss Ralf Rangnick admitted he'd accepted the advice of his vast team of medical staff and decided not to pick Cristiano Ronaldo or Edinson Cavani.
Rangnick said: "What does it help if I tell you it is frustrating? It is just a fact, if players tell the doctors they are not fit and cannot play, I have to accept it.