Ruben Amorim offers worrying Man Utd injury update on duo as problems mount

Manchester United defeated Rangers acknowledgment to Bruno Fernandes' precocious extremity astatine Old Trafford but Ruben Amorim came distant from the crippled with immoderate wounded worries aft being forced into substitutions

Ruben Amorim has revealed that Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligts some suffered wounded worries that forced their substitution against Rangers.

United came distant 2-1 victors astatine Old Trafford to prevarication successful 4th spot successful the Europa League array with conscionable 1 crippled remaining. Bruno Fernandes scored a precocious victor to unafraid a 3rd European triumph successful arsenic galore games successful the contention for Amorim.

The Portuguese midfielder produced a good finish to interruption Rangers hearts aft Cyriel Dessers had appeared to gain the Scottish broadside a constituent astatine the death. Jack Butland punched the shot into his ain nett to supply the location broadside the pb aft the break.

But it was not each bully quality from the crippled for United's 39-year-old brag arsenic 2 of his 3 starting cardinal defenders had to beryllium replaced. Amorim revealed that De Ligt and Yoro some felt issues that meant helium did not privation to hazard extending their enactment connected the field.

"Matthijs De Ligt felt thing successful his leg, arsenic did Leny Yoro," said Amorim pursuing the game. "We can't hazard anything. I cognize we person to win, but we person to amusement the players that everybody matters."

It volition person been a nighttime of vexation for De Ligt successful particular. The erstwhile Juventus and Ajax prima besides saw a extremity ruled retired during his clip connected the pitch.

It was not a determination that would person been made successful the Premier League, according to Amorim. “We started the crippled scoring archetypal - that's precise important," said the United boss.

"We instrumentality a batch of involvement successful set-pieces, and from the archetypal 1 you tin spot we tin instrumentality it to Europe. In the Premier League the archetypal extremity [De Ligt's disallowed header] would not beryllium disallowed."

Overall, Amorim believes his broadside produced a amended show than successful decision to Brighton. The ex-Sporting CP manager inactive wants his broadside to beryllium much objective however, and pointed retired that atrocious choices had seen them cede power of the game.

"We did well," helium said. "We played amended with the ball. I deliberation we started good and past we mislaid power of the crippled due to the fact that of immoderate atrocious decisions but the lads did well. We are truthful adjacent the 2nd extremity with truthful galore chances, it's truthful hard but they recover.

"We are not playing our champion but we regrouped from the past game. I cognize the hostile is different. It wasn't arsenic fast. You tin spot the connections. I deliberation we request to beryllium much objective successful the close moments due to the fact that that tin assistance america a lot.

The authoritative programme screen for Manchester United v Rangers has been revealed, and it is paying tribute to 'The King', Denis Law. As good arsenic the cover, determination volition beryllium peculiar features wrong dedicated to the Manchester United and Scotland legend. Copies volition beryllium disposable astatine Old Trafford connected matchday or online .