MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim appeared optimistic about the injuries to Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo though he confirmed both midfielders will miss Friday’s Premier League game against Newcastle.
Fernandes clutched his hamstring and sustained a soft tissue injury in United’s defeat by Aston Villa on Sunday, after which Amorim initially said he feared his captain would be out for “a while.”
However, ahead of the only Boxing Day game in the Premier League, Amorim softened his view on the extent of Fernandes’ injury and also that of the calf problem sustained by Mainoo, who missed the Villa match.
“Not for this game,” Amorim said Wednesday on the prospect of either player being available to face Newcastle at Old Trafford.
“They are recovering. I don’t think that is going to take a lot of time. I think Kobbie will return faster than Bruno.”
Asked for a timescale on Fernandes’ absence, Amorim added: “I don’t want to say, I have an idea but let’s see.”
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