{"id":603978,"date":"2021-11-03T15:26:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T19:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=603978"},"modified":"2021-11-03T15:33:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T19:33:46","slug":"raphael-varane-hamstring-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/11\/03\/raphael-varane-hamstring-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphael Varane Faces a Month Out With Hamstring Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> have issued an update<\/a> on the fitness of Raphael Varane following his substitution during their 2-2 draw with Atalanta on Tuesday (November 2) night.<\/p>\n

Varane faces around a month out of action with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n

Raphael Varane Injury Adds to Manchester United’s Defensive Woes<\/h2>\n

Just Gets Worse for Manchester United<\/h3>\n

On a night that saw Victor Lindelof<\/a> absent from the squad through injury, the last thing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a> needed going into Saturday’s Manchester derby was another defensive injury.<\/p>\n

However, Raphael Varane, who has already had some time out with injury this season, faces another spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

The French defender sustained a hamstring injury during the 2-2 draw with Atalanta that saw Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> save the show in Europe for the Red Devils once again.<\/p>\n

Today, Manchester United have confirmed Varane faces around a month out.<\/p>\n

Damning news for manager Solskjaer, whose captain, Harry Maguire, has been in torrid form since returning from injury himself.<\/p>\n

A positive to take from Tuesday night’s game was the performance of Eric Bailly though. Bailly has fallen out-of-favour in recent months but might just get the call for what could be the biggest came of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s time as manager yet!<\/p>\n

He can offer United some hope ahead of the weekend but they are already up against it v the Premier League champions as it is.<\/p>\n

Raphael Varane’s Manchester United Career So Far<\/h3>\n

Unsurprisingly, Varane has been a regular for Manchester United since joining in what was a sensational summer of signings.<\/p>\n

It will of course take time for him to strike a lethal partnership as a centre-back pairing with Harry Maguire, but individually all the signs are good. Maguire, though, is letting the side down at times and has to step up.<\/p>\n

The England defender has perhaps not been helped by an early return from injury – when he started the 4-2 loss to Leicester City – he is said, by The Telegraph’s<\/a> James Ducker, to have returned ten days early.<\/p>\n

Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday, November 6, and can’t afford a performance or result like the one served to them by Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in October.<\/p>\n

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