Man Utd dealt fresh injury blow as ace who started v West Ham pulls out of squad for Leicester game – report | OneFootball

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen has pulled out of the matchday squad to face Leicester City later tonight due to an injury, according to Academy Scoop.

The Academy Scoop is a reputable source for youth football transfer news and analysis, with specific coverage and focus on Man United’s academy, and they have claimed on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that Jayce Fitzgerald has made the Red Devils matchday squad for the first time after replacing the Denmark international.

The young midfielder was set to start for the under-21s, but received a late call-up after Eriksen became unavailable.

The 32-year-old started the Premier League game against West Ham United on Sunday, featuring for 79 minutes in what proved to be the last game Erik ten Hag managed as Man United boss.

Assistant manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has been placed in charge of the team on an interim basis, and he will be looking to win tonight as the Red Devils look to advance to the quarterfinal of the Carabao Cup.

Man United are back in Premier League action on Sunday when they host Chelsea, and Van Nistelrooy could look to field a starting XI of experienced players and youngsters.

Luke Shaw has already experienced a setback in his rehabilitation and the severity of the injury Eriksen has suffered is unknown.

Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim is expected to replace Ten Hag, but landing him could take a while with the Portuguese top-flight club playing hard ball over agreeing a deal.