Manchester United have been hit by a huge double defensive injury blow ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest.
Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the rest of the season and Raphael Varane for the next few weeks, United have confirmed. Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final against Sevilla looked set to end in a comfortable first-leg win, only for it to unravel in a chaotic and costly 2-2 draw.
Tyrell Malacia’s 84th-minute own goal was quickly compounded by a serious-looking injury to Martinez, who pulled up in pain gripping his right ankle and was eventually taken away on a stretcher. United had already lost fellow first-choice centre-back Varane to injury at half-time and his replacement Harry Maguire scored an unfortunate own goal in stoppage time.
