Herrera fractured a rib in his back in Saturday’s win over West Ham and was expected to be out of action for up to a month. Despite speculation yesterday that United’s £29m summer signing from Athletic Bilbao may have suffered the injury in a second-half collision with referee Lee Mason, Herrera is believed to have caught a knee in the back from an opponent in the first half and played on until the 74th minute. United offered him the opportunity to have a break while he recovers, but the Spaniard has made it clear that he can be fit to play again in two weeks after the forthcoming international break. Darren Fletcher is set to replace Herrera against Everton while Juan Mata is expected to be recalled in place of the suspended Wayne Rooney. There was more promising news from Van Gaal as it emerged that Michael Carrick and Phil Jones are running outside again, although they are not ready to rejoin the main first-team group. Carrick has yet to play this season after undergoing ankle surgery in July and Jones suffered a hamstring strain in England’s win over Switzerland three weeks ago. -360
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 07:19:48 +0000
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