After suffering a foot injury in Thursday's 2-2 draw between Manchester United and Sevilla, Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the remainder of the season. Raphael Varane will also be sidelined for a few weeks.
Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna, the Argentina center back's colleagues, had to carry him off the field at Old Trafford after he innocuously fell to the ground while clutching his right foot.
At his post-game press conference, Erik ten Hag allayed concerns that Martinez had ruptured his Achilles, one of the worst injuries an athlete could sustain.
Martinez's first season at Old Trafford is over, United announced in a statement on Friday night. He fractured a metatarsal bone in his foot. He is anticipated to be well in time to begin the upcoming season.
They added that Varane will miss a few weeks of action due to a foot issue amid speculation that his season may also be gone.
In addition to their three ongoing competitions, United will play Sevilla in the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal on Thursday before taking on Brighton in the FA Cup semifinals three days later.
The Premier League's top-four finish is also in jeopardy because of this injury crisis; United presently lead fifth-place Tottenham by three points despite having played one fewer game and still having to go to north London this month.
After breaking his metatarsal during Thursday's Europa League tie with Sevilla, Lisandro Martinez will miss the rest of the season, according to Manchester United.
Martinez went down unopposed in the waning seconds at Old Trafford, and his Argentina teammates Marcos Acuna and Gonzalo Montiel helped him off the field.
Erik ten Hag was forced to finish the first leg of the quarterfinal match with just 10 players because he had already used all of his substitutes. Sevilla took advantage of this situation to come back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw.
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