Friday night Instagram snap could spell defensive problems for Manchester United.
Louis van Gaal may be calling Marcus Rojo into his office on Monday morning after a snap of him preparing dinner was posted by his wife, Eugenia Lusardo, last night.
While it is great to see the Argentine defender pitching in around the kitchen, this meant Rojo was not with the United squad.
Van Gaal insists the players all stay overnight at The Lowry hotel before away games. Rojo’s absence suggests he will miss this evening’s league encounter with Leicester City.
With Phil Jones confirmed as injured by the manager, on Friday, United are short of defensive options.
Van Gaal can either draft Paddy McNair into the centre of defence, ask Ashley Young to cover left back or go with three at the back. U21 defenders Alex Tuanzebe and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson could feature on the bench as defensive cover.
United could be hit with another blow as Manchester Evening News are reporting a hamstring injury for Jesse Lingard. The attacking midfielder is said to have tweaked the muscle in the 0-0 midweek draw with PSV.
With Ander Herrera also ruled out, it should see Juan Mata return to the starting line-up and a possible promotion for Andreas Pereira.
On Friday, van Gaal addressed the injuries to Jones and Herrera. “I cannot say that also because these kind of injuries you cannot predict,2 he commented.
“I don’t think it is weeks, but I think within two weeks one of the two can come back. But I don’t know, you can never predict that, because injuries are unpredictable.”
