Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer was pulled out from the starting lineup just a few minutes prior to the Nottingham Forest game, check out the latest injury update news revealed by Erik ten Hag following the match and his likely return date
Sabitzer is the latest player to join Manchester United’s growing list of injured players, consisting of Rashford, Van de Beek, and more.
Marcel Sabitzer latest injury update today, return date news and history
🚨🎙️| Erik ten Hag's update on Marcel Sabitzer: "He had a problem in the warm-up. We didn't take the risk, we already had some injuries. We will find out tomorrow. Hopefully, it's not a big injury." pic.twitter.com/3hwKktgKdh
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Marcel Sabitzer has been added to the long list of injured Man United players.
They have the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals, the FA Cup semifinals, and a PL match against Tottenham within the next 10 days 😳 pic.twitter.com/2GJpRDgV3Z
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Prior to being called out, Sabitzer was initially named in the starting lineup for the game against Nottingham Forest.
Sabitzer suffers injury concerns
Just 15 minutes prior to kick-off Ten Hag decided to pull out Sabitzer from the lineup due to injury concerns. Instead, he chose Christian Eriksen to replace him and make his first start since January. What made the move more sad was that it came just days after Ten Hag himself delivered the news about Lisandro Martinez set to miss the remainder of the campaign.
Another of their star defenders Raphael Varane is also set to miss a couple of weeks. Sabitzer is the latest to join Manchester United’s growing injured players list. At present, top goalscorer Marcus Rashford is still out alongside Luke Shaw without a clear return date. Other players include Alejandro Garnacho, Scott McTominay and Donny van de Beek.
Moreover, Tyrell Malacia also just got ruled out of the trip to Forest following a sore knee. Sabitzer’s injury concern is a massive blow to Ten Hag and United especially with the Austrian currently in stunning form.
Erik ten Hag reveals latest Marcel Sabitzer injury update
While speaking during a post-match interview during his side’s 2-0 win over Forest, Ten Hag revealed an injury update on Marcel Sabitzer. The Norwegian manager confirmed that he would not be able to reveal the exact return date for the 29-year-old before conducting further tests.
Ten Hag stated:
Sabitzer came off in the warm up, he felt something. We decided not to take the risk, we will find out tomorrow what it is. But when you have Eriksen on the bench, it is definitely not a disadvantage.”
“Last week I had nine fit top defenders, now I have four. We need all our players, we are still in three competitions, we need all the players to form a top team.”
Much to the relief of fans and Ten Hag himself, Casemiro and Eriksen’s return have reduced United’s midfield woes. Ten Hag will be looking forward to bring back Sabitzer soon with the Reds set face to Sevilla next. Their upcoming match against the Spanish club will determine their spot in the final four of the Europa League.
Marcel Sabitzer Injury History
| Season | Injury | from | until | Days | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | groin strain | Apr 16, 2023 | – | 1 days | 1 |
| 22/23 | Unknown Injury | Mar 6, 2023 | Mar 14, 2023 | 8 days | 2 |
| 21/22 | Muscular problems | May 13, 2022 | May 18, 2022 | 5 days | 1 |
| 21/22 | Calf Injury | Nov 20, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | 25 days | 6 |
| 20/21 | Calf Problems | Apr 17, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 | 5 days | 1 |
| 20/21 | Torn Muscle Fibre | Sep 24, 2020 | Oct 18, 2020 | 24 days | 3 |
| 19/20 | Knee Injury | Jun 22, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 8 days | 1 |
| 18/19 | Muscle Injury | Nov 12, 2018 | Dec 1, 2018 | 19 days | 2 |
| 18/19 | Shoulder Injury | Apr 12, 2018 | Jul 16, 2018 | 95 days | 6 |
| 17/18 | Torn Ankle Ligament | Mar 19, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 | 10 days | – |
| 17/18 | Back trouble | Mar 12, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 | 3 days | 1 |
| 17/18 | Cold | Feb 8, 2018 | Feb 12, 2018 | 4 days | 1 |
| 17/18 | Shoulder Injury | Nov 23, 2017 | Jan 1, 2018 | 39 days | 6 |
| 17/18 | Dental Surgery | Oct 2, 2017 | Oct 12, 2017 | 10 days | – |
| 17/18 | Minor Knock | Sep 14, 2017 | Sep 18, 2017 | 4 days | 1 |
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