EPL: Mourinho confirms three Manchester United players to miss Newcastle clash
Manchester United boss, Jose Mourinho, has confirmed that defender, Marcos Rojo, midfielder, Ander Herrera and forward, Jesse Lingard will not play against Newcastle United on Saturday in the Premier League.
Rojo is yet to feature in the United first team this season after picking up an injury while away with Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the summer. He suffered a minor setback after making his return with the U23 earlier this month.
Lingard missed United’s goalless draw with Valencia in the Champions League on Tuesday with a minor injury, while Hererra is also injured.
Asked whether the trio could return against Newcastle, Mourinho said on Friday morning as quoted by Metro UK: “No, it’s exactly the same [squad].
“No new injuries and the players who were injured [are still out] with the possibility of Ashley Young coming back… but his problem was really minor.”
He added, “[We have had] recovering time for the players that played against Valencia and good work for the others that obviously were in perfect condition to train,”.
“Today [Friday], the third day [since the Valencia game] is the first day we have all of the players together and three days in between matches is more than enough time to have the players ready for the weekend match.”
