Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho facing Leicester injury crisis with at least SIX first-team stars out
The Red Devils are also expected to make no transfer deadline day signings, leaving United with a threadbare squad
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MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho is facing an injury crisis ahead of tomorrow's Premier League opener against Leicester with at least SIX first-team stars out.
The Red Devils are also expected to make no transfer deadline day signings, leaving United with a threadbare squad.
Mourinho revealed today he will be without Sergio Romero, Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo, Diogo Dalot, Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic tomorrow night.
The ex-Chelsea boss said: "Romero had a surgery after his injury, Valencia, he was injured in pre-season, Marcos Rojo, he was injured in the World Cup.
"Dalot had a surgery in Porto by the end of April and is not yet ready. Ander Herrera was injured against Bayern.
"Matic was injured in the World Cup and had surgery in Philly a couple of weeks ago. I think that's it.
"They return on Monday, train on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and today so you can imagine that they are not really fit and ready but we have needs.
"The list that I gave you before of the injured players is an important list and today after training I will speak with that group of players.
"Everybody is different physically and mentally and we will see how they feel they are and to understand to think how they can help or not help."
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Mourinho also used today's press conference to offer an update on Manchester United's transfer activity.
He said that he is not expecting any new arrivals to bolster the squad before the window closes later today.
"I'm not confident, I'm not confident and the market closes today so is time at least for me to stop thinking about the market because the market will be closed.
"So I will have to focus on the players I have and in relation to this first couple of matches, maybe three matches because after Spurs there is national team and a couple of weeks to recover people and prepare people better.
"It is time to focus on players available so I'm not thinking about that list I give you, I focus on what we have."
