{"id":278461,"date":"2024-04-04T23:42:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T22:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/?p=278461"},"modified":"2024-04-04T23:42:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T22:42:09","slug":"raphael-varane-jonny-evans-both-suffer-injury-after-medical-team-passed-them-fit-for-chelsea-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/04\/04\/raphael-varane-jonny-evans-both-suffer-injury-after-medical-team-passed-them-fit-for-chelsea-game-278461\/","title":{"rendered":"Raphael Varane, Jonny Evans both suffer injury after medical team passed them fit for Chelsea game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--Article Start--><br \/>\nManchester United&#8217;s concentration levels at the death came undone once again as they succumbed to a dramatic 4-3 defeat at the hands of Chelsea in their Premier League game at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite falling two goals behind, the Red Devils battled back to lead 3-2 and were leading till the ninth minute of stoppage time when it all came undone.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Palmer got a hat-trick and condemned the 20-time English league champions to their 12th league defeat of the season, the joint most number of games they have lost in Premier League history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/04\/04\/erik-ten-hags-flawed-style-once-again-pays-no-fruit-this-time-infront-of-sir-jim-ratcliffe-278448\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erik ten Hag&#8217;s chaos ball<\/a> will once again be blamed as the visitors failed to control the game with the players unable to hold on to the ball when it matters.<\/p>\n<h5>Injury woes worsen<\/h5>\n<p>Sir Jim Ratcliffe was in attendance and his decision regarding the manager&#8217;s future seems to be becoming clearer and clearer by the day.<\/p>\n<p>In even worse news, Raphael Varane was seen struggling in the first-half and did not emerge for the second 45 minutes with Jonny Evans replacing him.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Irishman lasted less than 20 minutes with academy graduate Willy Kambwala coming on to replace him. Both the World Cup winner and the veteran were <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/04\/04\/raphael-varane-jonny-evans-both-passed-fit-for-the-game-against-chelsea-278420\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed fit for the game.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When asked about the duo post-match, the manager was quoted as saying, &#8220;I can\u2019t say in this moment,&#8221; regarding their availability moving forward.<\/p>\n<h5>Medical team has been so poor<\/h5>\n<p>The medical department have done a shoddy job this term and if both join <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/04\/02\/lisandro-martinez-and-victor-lindelof-ruled-out-for-a-month-with-fresh-injury-setbacks-278353\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof on the sidelines<\/a> for the long term, then Ten Hag will only have the academy youngster and former skipper Harry Maguire for the upcoming game against Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>They had <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/03\/20\/manchester-united-medical-team-failed-to-spot-casemiros-injury-277774\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failed to spot Casemiro&#8217;s injury<\/a> recently and apart from a managerial change and personnel changes, a complete overhaul of the medical department is also needed with the team suffering over 50 separate cases of injury this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>After what happened in the FA Cup quarterfinal and with the the Merseysiders being in the title race, things could get ugly for the team from Old Trafford on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The defence has been poor all season with the team conceding three or more goals for the third time this month and this could prove to be a killer blow in United&#8217;s attempts at snatching an unlikely Champions League spot for next season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Want to be the first to hear breaking Man United news? 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