Injuries plague United after Liverpool friendly

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Manchester United’s injury woes continued after Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans were forced off in the 3-0 friendly defeat by Liverpool in South Carolina. Manager Erik ten Hag will have to deal with a number of injuries during the team’s pre-season tour of the United States. The Red Devils lost new signing Lenny Yoro for three months with a foot injury, while striker Rasmus Hojlund suffered a hamstring strain in the defeat to Arsenal. United’s problems deepened against Real Betis, with Marcus Rashford and Anthony both coming off injured despite playing a small part against Liverpool. The defensive trio of Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof and Evans were unable to continue, with Lindelof being substituted at half-time as a precaution, while Evans withdrew due to illness. Wan-Bissaka, who has been linked with a move to West Ham this summer, went down in the 80th minute and received treatment on the pitch before being replaced by James Scanlon.

Will Fish, 21, was unable to continue after a challenge with Liverpool’s Harvey Blair and Harry Maguire was left out of the game against Liverpool as a precaution. “We have to see what happened. Will Fish’s injury was a collision. We had to take Jonny Evans off at half-time because he was ill. We took Victor Lindelof off as a precaution. So yes, there are some injuries, but we have to wait and see how bad they are.” Ten Hag said.