Man Utd will be missing another player for Arsenal clash amid 8-player injury list

Manchester United were handed yet another blow on Wednesday night ahead of their upcoming Premier League clash with Arsenal. The Red Devils have struggled to establish any kind of momentum under Ruben Amorim, still lingering in the bottom half of the Premier League table.

On Wednesday night, they managed to beat strugglers Ipswich Town 3-2 at home thanks to Harry Maguire’s winning header. The Red Devils were one down within minutes before coming back with an own goal from Sam Morsy and a Matthijs de Ligt goal. Jaden Philogene’s second of the night forced Maguire into action to score the winner just after half time.

During the game, United lost defender Patrick Dorgu to a red card, with the January signing receiving his marching orders for a dangerous tackle on Omari Hutchinson. VAR checked the decision, but there could be few complaints, as detailed by Robbie Savage, who told BBC Sport: “I have no idea why it's taking this long. It is a red card, all day, everyday.”

Dorgu will now be suspended for the Premier League clash with Arsenal on March 9 as part of a three-game suspension for serious foul play. That means he will also miss this weekend’s FA Cup clash with Fulham and the March 16th trip to Leicester City.

The red card was the last thing United boss Amorim needed amid an already lengthy list of absentees. United are without Lisandro Martinez and Amad Diallo for the season due to serious knee and ankle injuries respectively, while Luke Shaw is not expected back from April as he battles his latest injury issue.

Kobbie Mainoo is not expected back until just after the Arsenal game, while Tobias Collyer could have a chance of returning, with Amorim already saying that he is the ‘closest’ to returning of the injured players. There are no timelines on the returns of Mason Mount, Altay Bayindir and Jonny Evans, who all remain absent.

Arsenal also have the advantage of having this weekend off due to their early FA Cup elimination, while they have more rest after their Tuesday night Champions League clash with PSV. United face Fulham in the FA Cup on Sunday then a tricky away clash with Real Sociedad in the North of Spain on Thursday night before travelling back home to host Arsenal on Sunday.

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