Harry Maguire has confirmed he is set for a spell on the sidelines in a blow for both Manchester United and England.
The 31-year-old centre-back started during Sunday’s 0-0 draw away to Aston Villa but was forced off at halftime.
Picking up a muscle injury, Maguire has now taken to social media and confirmed he will miss “a few weeks” worth of action.
Harry Maguire injury: Man United defender confirms he’ll miss “a few weeks”
Posting on his official Instagram account, the Englishman said: “Frustrated to pick up an injury at the weekend, will be a few weeks on the sideline for me but I’ll come back stronger.”
With domestic clubs on a break for the current international break, Maguire, having not been selected by Lee Carsley to represent England anyway, will remain at Manchester United for the next two weeks.
Set to begin his rehabilitation, the 31-year-old will need to focus on his recovery ahead of an important period of fixtures between now and Christmas.
October’s remaining fixtures will see United host Brentford in the Premier League before the side travel to Turkey to play Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce in the Europa League. The Red Devils will then return to England for a tricky away tie against West Ham before welcoming Leicester City to Old Trafford for a Round of Last 16 EFL Cup matchup.
Maguire remains a key part of Erik ten Hag’s United squad even if he’s not always an automatic starter in the way that he used to be, so it’s certainly not ideal for the team to be having to cope without him, especially as Leny Yoro is also out injured at the moment, while new signing Matthijs de Ligt is still settling in and hasn’t yet shown his best form since his summer transfer from Bayern Munich.