United’s woes in the Premier League deepened as they endured a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Sunday. Harvey Barnes netted a brace, while Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes also found the back of the net, securing a dominant home victory for the Magpies, who moved into fourth place in the league standings.
Things took a turn for the worse for United when star striker Joshua Zirkzee was forced to leave the pitch in the 55th minute, clutching the back of his leg. Although the severity of the injury remains unclear, manager Ruben Amorim gave a blunt two-word response about Zirkzee’s prospects for the Europa League clash with Lyon, stating: “Zirkzee vs. Lyon? I think it’s over.”
Zirkzee’s injury is a major setback, as the 23-year-old had been one of the team’s standout performers before his unfortunate exit. He had also scored the equalizer in United’s 2-2 draw with Lyon earlier this week in the first leg of their Europa League qualifier.
With Zirkzee’s participation in doubt, Amorim is expected to hand Rasmus Hojlund the starting role as the team’s No.9 for the second leg at home against Lyon on Thursday.
Joshua Zirkzee
Joshua Zirkzee
NetherlandsThis season he played in total 32 times for 1393 minutes for Premier League.
Joshua Zirkzee scored 3 goals for Manchester United. He procured one assist. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 14th in Premier League. In the last match Manchester United lost 4-1 against Newcastle United.
Manchester United performance and stats
Manchester United is currently 14th in the Premier League with 38 points.
In the last 32 games, it has won 10 times, drew 8 times, and lost 14 times. In its last match, Manchester United lost 4-1 against Newcastle United.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 38 goals and conceding 45.
Manchester United will play the next match in Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday 20th of April in Manchester.
