Ralf Rangnick gives injury update on Man Utd trio

Joe Williams
Man Utd striker Anthony Martial dribbles with the ball

Ralf Rangnick has confirmed that Man Utd duo Edinson Cavani and Raphael Varane will both miss Wednesday’s match against Young Boys despite taking part in today’s training session.

Since signing in the summer transfer window from Real Madrid, Varane has only managed eight appearances after suffering a hamstring injury against Atalanta five weeks ago.

Cavani has also been missing since that match with discomfort in his tendon and Rangnick has revealed that they both took part in training on Tuesday but that the match against Young Boys has come too soon for them.


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Rangnick told reporters at a pre-match press conference: “They both cannot play tomorrow but they were part of the traning session today. Edi even yesterday, Rapha it was the first time he was on the pitch with the team.

“If everything goes well I expect them both back in full training next week so from Monday they will be participating in all training sessions.

“They’re both top players. Of course we would be happy to have them on board as soon as possible but, especially with Rapha and his injury record in the past, we need to make sure that we will have him until the end of the season, so it is also about sustainability and not only getting him fit as soon as possible.

“It would be great to have both players available as soon as possible, but obviously for the rest of the season.”

Anthony Martial, meanwhile, has only started twice for Man Utd in the Premier League this term, scoring one goal from his ten appearances in all competitions.

And Rangnick hopes to have Martial back in training next week after an old knee injury flared up during a session last week.

“In the last training session, half an hour after it he felt some pain on his knee, but agreed he should try to recover,” said Rangnick.

“They are symptoms he has had in the past. We need to reduce the amount of pain and hopefully he’ll be back in training next week.”