Man Utd's forgotten man gets return date as Erik ten Hag's injured list hits double figures

Tyrell Malacia's lack comes amid Manchester United's wounded situation successful defence, with Erik Ten Hag near with lone 1 full-back successful Diogo Dalot up of their location clash against Brentford this weekend

Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia is 'very close' to making his long-awaited instrumentality from wounded and could seal his comeback astatine the extremity of October, according to reports.

Malacia has suffered with injuries since joining United from Feyenoord successful 2022, having missed the entirety of the 2023-24 play done a large genu occupation that needed country and he's missed the archetypal 10 matches of this campaign.

The 25-year-old's lack comes astatine a investigating clip for Erik 10 Hag, who is without a drawstring of players, including a antiaircraft situation that has seen him near with lone 1 full-back successful Diogo Dalot up of their location clash against Brentford connected Saturday.

Malacia joins Luke Shaw, Noussair Mazraoui, Lenny Yoro and Harry Maguire arsenic the defenders acceptable to miss the crippled - though the left-back could beryllium backmost astatine the extremity of the period if his betterment goes to plan, arsenic per Dutch outlet Voetbal International.

The Brentford crippled volition travel excessively soon for Malacia, the study says, but goes connected to adhd that 3 upcoming matches could beryllium imaginable instrumentality dates for him - West Ham distant connected October 27, the Carabao Cup clash against Leicester connected October 30 oregon a location crippled against Chelsea connected November 3.

Ten Hag provided an update connected Malacia's fittingness successful September, insisting the subordinate had made "big steps" towards a instrumentality but admitted it was a challenging clip aft missing an full play of football.

"Of course, we privation to motivate him to return, but it’s not truthful casual erstwhile you are truthful agelong away. Over a play present from an wounded to return, but he’s moving precise hard, he’s progressing truly good successful this moment.

"He’s making large steps, truthful we think, astatine abbreviated notice, we tin expect him successful the squad training, and helium is simply a talent, it’s natural. I expect also, soon, helium tin instrumentality into games then."

Malacia played 39 times successful his archetypal run of 2022-23 earlier his wounded woes began, having emerged arsenic 1 of the brightest antiaircraft prospects successful Europe astatine Feyenoord.

He is connected a immense database of injured United players that has deed treble figures up of their must-win clash against Brentford amid rising unit connected Ten Hag amid their worst commencement to a Premier League season.

Mazraoui is retired aft experiencing bosom palpitations portion connected Morocco work and Kobbie Mainoo pulled retired of England's squad owed to a choky hamstring. Amad Diallo has suffered with unwellness and Alejandro Garnacho pulled retired of Argentina's squad aft a genu issue.

Manuel Ugarte was besides forced retired of Uruguay's gully against Ecuador and Maguire is retired aft hobbling disconnected successful the past crippled against Aston Villa. Yoro and Shaw stay absent too.

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