{"id":26932,"date":"2025-11-18T18:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/manchester-united-star-ruben-amorim-is-happy-as-he-is-expected-to-miss-five-games-due-to-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T18:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:45:14","slug":"manchester-united-star-ruben-amorim-is-happy-as-he-is-expected-to-miss-five-games-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/manchester-united-star-ruben-amorim-is-happy-as-he-is-expected-to-miss-five-games-due-to-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United star Ruben Amorim is &#8216;happy&#8217; as he is expected to miss five games due to injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/manchester-united-star-ruben-amorim-is-happy-as-he-is-expected-to-miss-five-games-due-to-injury\/#Manchester_United_Martinez_Maynou_Maguire_injured\" >Manchester United, Martinez, Maynou, Maguire injured<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/manchester-united-star-ruben-amorim-is-happy-as-he-is-expected-to-miss-five-games-due-to-injury\/#Manchester_United_Sesco_injury_update\" >Manchester United, Sesco injury update<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/manchester-united-star-ruben-amorim-is-happy-as-he-is-expected-to-miss-five-games-due-to-injury\/#Forget_Bruno_and_De_Ligt_Manchester_Uniteds_%E2%80%98monster_seems_to_be_the_new_captain\" >Forget Bruno and De Ligt: Manchester United&#8217;s &#8216;monster&#8217; seems to be the new captain<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester United and Ruben Amorim could be without one of the Red Devils&#8217; star players for the next five Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-utd-injury-latest-on-martinez-mainoo-maguire\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_Martinez_Maynou_Maguire_injured\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Manchester United, Martinez, Maynou, Maguire injured<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Red Devils will be without Lisandro Martinez for most of 2025 due to an ACL injury, but the Argentine defender appears to be close to returning.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez, who has returned to full-squad training, was hoping to travel with the squad for the draw against Nottingham Forest and has since continued training with the national team during the international break.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Coby Mainu missed the last game in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham and Harry Maguire was substituted with a hamstring problem, but both players could return in time for Man United&#8217;s game against Everton at Old Trafford on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Summer signing Benjamin Sesco also joined the injured list before the international break after being substituted late against Spurs. Amorim admitted he was &#8220;concerned&#8221; about Sesco&#8217;s injury rather than his form.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That (his recent form) is not the biggest concern right now. What I&#8217;m worried about is the knee injury, but I don&#8217;t know. We need Ben (Sesco) to be a better team. We have to check. He&#8217;s got something in his knee. We&#8217;ll see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amorim is now trying to find out how long the Slovenian has been missing.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"man-utd-handed-sesko-injury-update\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_Sesco_injury_update\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Manchester United, Sesco injury update<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As reported by Sky Sports, Sesco has avoided a major knee injury following further tests.<\/p>\n<p>The forward will now enter a rehabilitation period until December, and is expected to be out of action for a month.<\/p>\n<p>If that proves accurate, Sesco could miss United&#8217;s next five Premier League games and return just before Christmas for a match against Aston Villa on December 21.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Sesco absent from match against Manchester United<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>date<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>manchester united vs everton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>November 24th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Crystal Palace vs Man United<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>November 30th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Manchester United vs West Ham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>December 4th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Wolves vs Manchester United<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>December 8th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Manchester United vs Bournemouth<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>December 15th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>This will be a blow to Amorim, who had praised the \u00a3160,000-a-week striker for his performance and goal in the 2-0 win over Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has time. He will be here for many years. The media puts a lot of pressure on the striker&#8217;s goal, but for me the most important thing is the effort. The fact that he fights for it every time he kicks the ball means a lot to us. I&#8217;m really happy that he won the second ball and gave us time to breathe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now, Amorim will have to find a way to cope without the towering striker, whether it&#8217;s bringing back players like Joshua Zirkzee or using Matheus Cunha as a forward and captain Bruno Fernandes playing in a more advanced midfield role.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"forget-bruno-and-de-ligt-man-utd-quot-monster-quot-is-looking-like-a-new-captain\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Forget_Bruno_and_De_Ligt_Manchester_Uniteds_%E2%80%98monster_seems_to_be_the_new_captain\"><\/span>\n            <strong>Forget Bruno and De Ligt: Manchester United&#8217;s &#8216;monster&#8217; seems to be the new captain<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United and Ruben Amorim could be without one of the Red Devils&#8217; star players for the next five Premier League games. Manchester United, Martinez, Maynou, Maguire injured The Red Devils will be without Lisandro Martinez for most of 2025 due to an ACL injury, but the Argentine defender appears to be close to returning. 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