Brighton Suffer early scary injury as they welcome the Red Devils for the Final EPL Games
Not for the first team this season Roberto De Zerbi will have numerous injury concerns as they welcome Manchester United to the Amex Stadium this Sunday for their final Premier League match of the season. Albion’s 2-1 home loss to Chelsea on Wednesday sees them 10th in the Premier League table as they remain on track for a top-half finish. Tenth is as high as they can go as ninth-placed West Ham are four points ahead but the Seagulls could potentially drop to 13th if they lose to Man United and Bournemouth pick-up a point at Chelsea and Crystal Palace and Wolves win against Aston Villa and Liverpool respectively. Here’s the early injury news for Brighton and Man United ahead of the final day showdown.
Roberto De Zerbi, Manager of Brighton & Hove Albion, will assess his injury hit squad ahead of the Man United clash
Continues his long recovery from a serious knee injury sustained last year at Man City
The manager was speaking at the pre-match press conference and was asked about players’ fitness.
He said the duo could feature but Luke Shaw is not ready.
“We’re working to bring players back. Licha had a good session now as well, others on the pitch like Rapha, Victor Lindelof, we have to see how far they are on Sunday. Tomorrow we’re off, Saturday we have training.
“Luke is more complicated in this moment, let’s say it’s less of a chance he will make it but still a very small chance. He had a setback, now we have to find out how far it is,” he said on Shaw.
There was more good news, though, in defence as Ten Hag confirmed that Harry Maguire may also be fit for the Cup final next Saturday.
“Harry Maguire has a fair chance that he will be available,” were his exact words.
Ten Hag was then asked about the incident during the warm-up of yesterday’s game when Marcus Rashford had to be dragged away from a dispute with a heckling fan. However, the explanation from the manager made little sense.
“I saw yesterday, I felt the fans, they were all very positive about the mood, spirit and ambience in the stadium,” he said. “That is very good and it shows the strong bond between the team and the fans.”
He was then asked about the upcoming vote on whether to scrap the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) from Premier League football.
“I don’t think there is a way back,” he said. “In principle it makes football more fair. But we have problems. We have to make improvements.”
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Attention then turned to last night’s victory over Newcastle United and the tremendous performances of youngsters such as Kobbie Mainoo, Amad and Rasmus Hojlund, each of whom scored a goal.
“Confidence is a great thing,” Ten Hag mused. “This season we almost didn’t get the turning point, now we can make a step through.
