Sean Dyche confirms major Everton injury blow ahead of Manchester United clash
Man United will make their Premier League comeback on Sunday when they take on Everton at Goodison Park, but Everton appears to be missing a vital midfield player.
Sean Dyche acknowledged that Sunday’s Premier League matchup at home against Manchester United will probably see him without important midfield player Amadou Onana.
After losing by ten points during the international break, Everton is ready to take on United at Old Trafford. The Toffees were demoted after it was decided that they had violated the sustainability and profit policies.
A fortnight ago, during the Toffees’ 3-2 victory at Crystal Palace, Onana was sent off at halftime. During the international break, he took a plane to represent Belgium, but he did not play and eventually withdrew.
The 22-year-old’s United visit on Sunday appears to be coming too soon, but Dyche was able to provide some more encouraging news about a few longer-term absences.
“I don’t think it will be right, Ama’s calf.” “It remains painful,” Dyche stated on Friday. “The other boys—three of them, including Lewis Dobbin, who is a little younger—had a game this week (Everton Under-21s defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at home in the Premier League International Cup on Wednesday). The three older boys, Ben (Godfrey), Keano (Michael Keane), and Seamus (Coleman) all played, so that’s good getting them some minutes and Seamus came through without any issues.
“I talked to him about it; I believe that 90 minutes is really the end point when it comes to long-term injuries. He’ll definitely be around, in my opinion. They should try to get as many minutes as they can from him in addition to the boys who have been away, of course, and who have played minutes for their national team. He has been training extremely well and has a great voice around the field.
In addition, United must deal with a number of fitness concerns before their brief trip to Merseyside on Sunday. Erik ten Hag announced on Friday that he will wait until the last minute to decide on Rasmus Hojlund, who pulled out of the international squad due to a muscle ailment sustained during the 1-0 victory over Luton Town.
Luke Shaw, a long-term absence, will be part of the squad, but Christian Eriksen and Jonny Evans will not play on Sunday. Additionally fit is Andre Onana, who was absent from Cameroon’s meeting with Libya.
