Ex Manchester United man still awaiting debut at new club as injury rules him out

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Isak Hansen-Aaroen’s wait to make his Bundesliga debut goes on with the former Manchester United starlet set to miss out this weekend one month on from his departure from the Premier League outfit.

The Norway Under-21 international jumped at the chance to join Werder Bremen in January, feeling that opportunities would be more forthcoming at the Weser Stadium than at a Manchester United side who continued to overlook one of the brightest talents in their academy.

But if Isak Hansen-Aaroen felt he could stroll into the Werder first-team, then he was very much mistaken. The winter signing was left out of the squad for the victory over Mainz and didn’t get off the bench against Heidenheim or Koln.

His Bundesliga debut will not come this weekend either. Werder Bremen confirmed, via their official website, that Hansen-Aaroen has torn a muscle fibre in his thigh. The Manchester United injury curse is spreading, it seems, to even those who have departed Old Trafford.

Isak Hansen-Aaroen endures slow Bundesliga start

As such, Hansen-Aaroen will be unavailable for Saturday’s meeting with Darmstadt. Weder have not confirmed exactly how serious the midfielder’s injury is. But, according to Medicine Net, the recovery time for such issues can range from a few weeks to three months.

Should it prove to be the latter, Hansen-Aaroen might have to wait until next season to make his Werder bow. Former employers Man United have already suffered a season-ending injury of their own, with Luke Shaw out for up to 12 weeks after a reoccurrence of his leg injury in Sunday’s 2-1 win at Luton Town.

Hansen-Aaroen joined Werder Bremen for a reported fee of just £200,000, with his Man United contract due to expire in July. Head coach Ole Werner is backing the youngster to have a bright future in green and white, while insisting that the plan was never to throw him in at the deep end.

Former Manchester United starlet has ‘incredible talent’

“He is a player who has incredible talent in small spaces,” Werner tells BILD. “(Hansen-Aaroen) is technically very good.

“The collaboration is long-term. He has not yet played a competitive game in the professional men’s division,” Werner explains. “We want to develop him further and that includes in the physical department.

“He must become more robust, so he chooses the right decisions against physically superior players. Every session will help him adapt to the pace of the game. He definitely has the basics.”