Leny Yoro will be out for three months with a fractured foot and Rasmus Hojlund faces six weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury in two major blows to Manchester United ahead of the new season.
Each suffered the problems in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Arsenal at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles County. Yoro, an 18-year-old defender, is United’s flagship £52m summer transfer, having beaten off competition from Real Madrid to his signing. His prolonged absence may mean one of Harry Maguire or Victor Lindelöf will now not be sold to provide cover.