His defensive partner Raphael Varane was taken off at half-time and will miss the trip to Nottingham Forest on Sunday. He and Martinez have built a strong partnership at the back but Ten Hag will now have to call upon Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof, who haven’t started a league game together since January 3.
Marcus Rashford also remains on the sidelines and is set for a few games out of the team. The return to fitness of Anthony Martial is timely but no one can replicate what Rashford has done for most of the season.
Newcastle appear to be going nowhere anytime soon and are currently third in the table, ahead of United on goal difference. Tottenham are realistically the only other challenger for the top four.
Spurs showed a year ago they can put it together at the business end of the season. It was Arsenal who missed out in 2022 but it could be United’s turn this year.
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