When Manchester United plays Crystal Palace tomorrow, they could have to change up their defensive lineup.
After beating the Eagles 3-0 in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, the Red Devils will meet them for the second time in less than a week.
But after Erik ten Hag suffered two injuries on Friday, United’s backline may look very different.
elite center back Lisandro Martinez’s metatarsal injury from April has worsened, forcing him to miss a significant amount of time.
There is no timetable for the Argentine’s return.
He won’t be the only defender out on Saturday either; Sergio Reguilon, who is on loan, is also injured and will not play.
Diogo Dalot is the only full-back United has who is healthy.He will continue to play on the right side of the defense, with Andre Onana staying in goal.
Raphael Varane, a center-back, might find it difficult to play two matches back-to-back.And that might make it possible for Jonny Evans to team up with Harry Maguire.
Sofyan Amrabat, a midfielder, may be brought back into the lineup for the challenging left-back position after making an impact there midweek.Following his return from injury, Mason Mount appears to be paired with Casemiro in midfield farther up the field.
Hannibal Mejbri might make another entrance and push Bruno Fernandes to the attack’s right.There is no doubt that Marcus Rashford will be used on the left flank.And Rasmus Hojlund, who scored against Palace in the cup, will probably start at the front of the line instead of Anthony Martial.
Ten Hag should have access to Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen on the bench.Facundo Pellistri and Alejandro Garnacho might also have to be content with the bench.But for Antony, who has just recently returned to training, the game comes too soon.
Jadon Sancho’s conflict with Ten Hag continues, and he is still unavailable.The manager said this in response to United’s most recent injury woes: “We already extended the roster this season because we make the reason obvious. We had a longer season because of the World Cup, and we also had to play a longer season because of the FA Cup. less of a break.”Every time the calendar gets busier, the players are overloaded to an extreme degree. 
“Many of my colleagues have made this argument, and I have done the same. However, it goes on.”We continue to enlarge the timetable. It won’t stop anywhere. Players can’t handle the overload any longer, and I believe that’s what the current sentiment in this group is.