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David de Gea adds to Manchester United's lengthy injury list

David De Gea was injured during the warm-up
Image: David de Gea was injured during the warm-up on Thursday

Manchester United's injury crisis got even worse on Thursday night, when David de Gea limped out of the warm-up before their defeat at Midtjylland.

The Spain goalkeeper appeared to injure his knee while performing a routine stop as he prepared for the Europa League encounter and Sergio Romero had to take his place in the starting line-up.

After the game - a 2-1 loss - United boss Louis van Gaal bemoaned his side's bad luck with injuries. "It's the law of Murphy," he said.

"When you have a list of injured players and a few minutes before the game we can add another player to the list then it is difficult to cope with such a list of injured players."

Wayne Rooney could miss up to six weeks for Manchester United with a knee injury
Image: Wayne Rooney could miss up to six weeks with a knee problem

According to physioroom.com, United now have 13 players sidelined - including captain Wayne Rooney, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and long-term absentee Luke Shaw.

Manchester United's injury list

Player Injury Expected return
David de Gea Knee N/A
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Illness February 22
Wayne Rooney Knee April 2
Matteo Darmian Shoulder N/A
Marouane Fellaini Hamstring N/A
Adnan Januzaj Hamstring February 28
Guillermo Varela Knock February 28
Phil Jones Knock February 28
Ashley Young Groin/pelvis N/A
Bastian Schweinsteiger Knee N/A
Marcos Rojo Shoulder March 6
Antonio Valencia Ankle/foot March 6
Luke Shaw Broken leg May

No Premier League team has a longer injury list than Manchester United. Newcastle currently have 11 players out and West Ham nine.

In contrast, Swansea City have a completely clean bill of health.

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Premier League injury table

Team Injuries
Man Utd 13
Newcastle 11
West Ham 9
Aston Villa 7
Liverpool 7
Man City 7
Stoke City 7
Arsenal 6
Crystal Palace 6
Sunderland 6
Everton 5
Bournemouth 3
Chelsea 3
Tottenham 3
Watford 3
West Brom 3
Leicester 2
Southampton 2
Norwich 1
Swansea 0

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