Manchester United confirm serious Lisandro Martinez knee injury as Ruben Amorim is dealt massive blow

The defender went to crushed pursuing an innocuous situation involving Palace winger Ismaila Sarr and was taken disconnected the transportation connected a stretcher pursuing a lengthy stoppage.

Martinez has since undergone scans and the Red Devils confirmed connected Thursday greeting that helium has done harm to his cruciate ligament.

Though the Argentine volition spot a specializer to find the due people of treatment.

"Assessment of the wounded is ongoing to find the due people of attraction and the timescale for his rehabilitation.

"Everyone astatine Manchester United wishes Lisandro Martinez spot for a palmy betterment and we volition beryllium supporting him each measurement of the way."

The quality of Martinez's wounded is simply a hammer stroke to Man Utd arsenic they are abbreviated of earthy left-sided cardinal antiaircraft options and Ruben Amorim’s worst fears person been realised.

"We are going to spot successful the adjacent days but I deliberation it is simply a superior situation,” Amorim told reporters aft the Palace game. “He is not lone a large subordinate but a beardown quality successful the dressing room.

“He felt it and erstwhile you are a player, you cognize erstwhile it is thing serious.

“We are present to assistance him successful this hard infinitesimal similar helium has helped us."