MANCHESTER UNITED have been dealt a major injury blow with Edinson Cavani OUT of the derby, according to reports.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will already be without Paul Pogba (suspended) and Raphael Varane (injured) for the clash against champions Manchester City.
Edinson Cavani is out of Man Utd’s derby clash with City with a tendon injury, say reportsCredit: Rex
And now it seems the under-pressure United boss will be without Cavani too.
Uruguayan journalist Rodrigo Romano revealed the striker is suffering from a tendon injury.
It’s claimed Cavani picked up the injury late in the 3-0 win over Tottenham.
The forward started the 2-2 draw with Atalanta on the bench due to the knock.
But despite playing the final 20 minutes of the draw, Cavani isn’t fully fit and ‘is not training normally’, according to the report.
Late in the game in Bergamo, Cavani crumpled to the pitch clearly in pain.
And Romano claimed: “Cavani will not play tomorrow. It will not happen.
“He has had a very severe pain in a tendon for two days.
“That was the pain he felt at 80 minutes of the game against Tottenham and that did not let him start against Atalanta.
“He is in recovery. He does not play tomorrow. DOES NOT PLAY TOMORROW.”
Man Utd host neighbours City for Saturday’s 12.30pm kick-off at Old Trafford.
Club legends Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes were already fearing a thrashing for United, even before Cavani’s knock.
And Solskjaer admitted it has ‘not been an easy ride’ since replacing Jose Mourinho in 2018.
The Norwegian claimed: “From when I stepped in the door in December 2018 there has been speculation ever since.
“You do not expect an easy ride when you become manager of Manchester United and that is how it is.”
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