Tyrell Malacia’s injury news further insinuates there’s a much deeper problem at Manchester United.
The Dutch left-back arrived at the beginning of last season from Feyenoord and had a decent opening campaign with Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford.
But he hasn’t played a minute this season. He has been out since pre-season and there hasn’t been too much talk since – until now.
According to the report from the MEN, the Manchester United defender had knee surgery towards the back end of last season which has kept him out of action ever since.
Malacia injury highlights deeper issue
United, according to the report, originally tried to solve the issue with ‘pain-killing injections’, whilst still playing the full-back.
Apparently, it quickly became apparent that surgery was required for the defender to fully heal from the injury. Sound familiar?
This is almost a carbon copy of Lisandro Martinez‘s injury problems this season.
Again, according to the MEN, Martinez took painkillers to combat the pain in order to feature in the defeats by Bayern Munich and Brighton – before eventually undergoing surgery.
The simple question is – why are Manchester United taking these risks?
Erik ten Hag is slightly to blame
Manchester United have a deeper problem in the fact they’re overworking their players and, due to lack of depth, are playing them through injuries.
The sheer amount of injuries United have faced this season already is monumental and it’s only set to get worse, and more long-term if Ten Hag carries on the way he is.
Players shouldn’t be playing if they’re injured. Simple. Painkillers or not, the repercussions in the future are far more drastic than a player missing out on one game, as we are slowly finding out.
The problem lies with the manager and his medical team. They need to start making better decisions, as the players, the fans and themselves are all feeling the effects.
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