Manchester United suffered another injury blow after Raphael Varane was forced off with a hamstring injury during their Champions League clash with Atalanta on Tuesday night.
The French defender went down in the 38th minute of the 2-2 draw and received medical attention on the pitch. He initially claimed he could continue on, but later signalled to the bench to be substituted.
After the game, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted the problem ‘didn’t look good’.
‘He felt his hamstring. We have to look at him tomorrow but he felt his hamstring as he ran there tightening up.
‘He didn’t want to risk anything so first assessment doesn’t look good but we’ll assess him again tomorrow and fingers crossed.’
As a result, Mason Greenwood was brought on and Manchester United reverted to a back four formation against the Serie A side.
The news will come as a substantial blow for Manchester United – who had just seen Varane return to their squad after recovering from a quad injury.
The return of Varane was vital for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer considering Victor Lindelof was ruled out injured after picking up as knock in training. Solskjaer was also forced to start Eric Bailly in defence on Tuesday night.
The United manager will now face a headache head of Saturday’s home clash with Manchester City at Old Trafford.

