Manchester United have been dealt a hammer blow in the build-up to their Champions League showdown with Galatasaray on Tuesday night (8pm). Injured centre-back Lisandro Martinez will undergo surgery to fix an ongoing problem with his foot after breaking a metatarsal last season.
United will, once again, be without several players for the Group A meeting with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia among those on the treatment table. Erik ten Hag will likely provide an update on those players at his pre-match press conference on Monday lunchtime.
With one eye on the January window, meanwhile, Juventus star Federico Chiesa is supposedly drumming up “interest” from United after the club spent £180million-plus on Andre Onana, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund this summer.
Manchester United are back in the Champions League after an impressive first season in charge for Erik ten Hag.
Having won the famous trophy three times, the Reds have a wonderful history in the European Cup. Now the Dutchman has to live up to that legacy.
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