Manchester United injury list: Wayne Rooney suspension compounds problems

Everton visit Old Trafford this weekend

Simon Rice
Friday 03 October 2014 12:09 BST
Comments
Wayne Rooney sent-off
Wayne Rooney sent-off (Getty Images)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Manchester United host Everton this weekend amidst an injury crisis at Old Trafford.

Louis van Gaal, still trying to instil his 'philosophy' at the club and record back-to-back victories for the first time since he took over at the club, must patch a team together.

Everton might arrive at Old Trafford struggling for some consistent form themselves, but the Toffees have shown in recent years their ability to get one over on United.

Ahead of the match on Sunday, we take a look at the absentees for United. In addition to those on the treatment table is their captain, Wayne Rooney. The striker was shown a straight red-card for his kick at Stewart Downing during the victory over West Ham last weekend and serves the first of his three-match ban.

To see who's on the treatment table, check out the gallery below.

Do you think United can cope with so many players out? Let us know in the comments below.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in