According to statistics from the British press, Man Utd has had 22 players have to miss 1 match or more due to injury this season, the most among teams in the Premier League. Ranked in the top 5 on this list are Crystal Palace with 20 players, Brighton and Newcastle with the same 19 players, and Chelsea also has 18 names who have had to retire due to injury since the beginning of the season.
Also in another notable parameter is the number of days players have had to rest since the beginning of the season. Man Utd also ranked 5th with a total of 574 days of injury, behind only 4 other teams: Brentford, Newcastle, Sheffield and Brighton.
Up to now, coach Erik Ten Hag is still one of the three coaches having the most headache about the team’s force situation when Man Utd still has up to 12 players unable to play due to injury. and penalty cards, only 1 player less than the top team on this list, Newcastle, and has the same number of players who cannot compete with Chelsea. And clearly this has had a significant impact on Man Utd’s performance this season, causing them to only be in 7th place on the rankings at the present time.