United confirm another layoff for Lisandro Martinez and one other player as club reach 53 separate cases of injury/illness

Manchester United have today confirmed that Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof will be out of action for around a month.

There were already concerns over Lindelof’s status given that he was hooked in the second half of the Reds’ draw with Brentford last Sunday, leaving the pitch around the 69th-minute mark after sustaining a hamstring problem.

Martinez then made his long-awaited return to action after eight weeks on the sidelines with a knee injury when he replaced his counterpart in the second half. He has, however, picked up a calf strain in training this week and been dealt a further layoff for around a month, which is also the same timeframe given for the Sweden international.