Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has confirmed that Joshua Zirkzee will miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.
Zirkzee sustained the injury during the 4-1 defeat at Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday. Following scans, it has been determined that the Dutch international will not play again this season.
The news is a big blow to the Red Devils ahead of tomorrow’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon. Zirkzee scored in the 2-2 draw with the French side in the first meeting.
Joshua Zirkzee has now scored 2 goals in two away knockout games in the Europa League this season:
⚽️ vs. Sociedad
⚽️ vs. Lyon🎶 Ooooo Joshua Zirkzee… 🎶 pic.twitter.com/ZVMu12vbzz
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“Joshua is out for the season,” Amorim said at his pre-match press conference. “So he’s not going to play more this season. Let’s prepare him for the next one.
“It’s tough, especially in this moment. I think he’s improving in all aspects of the game, so it’s hard for any player to stop, but this is football and he has to be ready now to recover.”
Amorim provided a more positive update on Matthijs de Ligt and Amad Diallo, who he expects to have available before the end of the current campaign.
“Matta [de Ligt] is going to return still this season,” added Amorim. “Ayden (Heaven) is out for this game, he had a small issue in the same spot during training, a contact with a team-mate.
“Jonny Evans is returning to the training but is not available for this game and some other players that we have to manage the minutes. Amad is not ready for this month but we hope to have Amad still for this season.”
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