Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is concerned over the injuries to Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount during the victory over Burnley at Old Trafford, Softfootball reports.
The Brazilian forward pulled up clutching his hamstring after trying to chase a through pass. He immediately signalled the bench that something was wrong and after checking, he was substituted and he walked down the tunnel after leaving the pitch.
At this stage of the match, it was Manchester United that had the lead courtesy of a Josh Cullen’s own goal.
Also, Mount, was subbed off with an injury at half-time with the manager Amorim later revealing that the England international has been suffering with an injury.
During the post match interview shared via Manchester United’s official club media, Amorim expressed his fears.
He said:
““It was hard to lose Cunha and Mason Mount, because Mason Mount played 30 minutes with an injury.
“I’m concerned about that, because they are so important for us. We will see.
“I don’t know [how they are], I don’t know. We will check them.
“We need those guys really bad to be really competitive.”
Dutch international Joshua Zirkzee replaced Matheus Cunha while Mason Mount was substituted by Kobbie Mainoo. For Mainoo, it was his first taste of action in the Premier League this season after he was snubbed for the first two games against Arsenal and Fulham.
Amorim’s men emerged for the second half with a 1-0 lead but Lyle Foster escaped his markers to equalise for the visitors and that threw United of balance and lost control of the game.
Despite Bryan Mbeumo restoring Manchester United led barely 15 seconds after, the advantage was lost as Jaidon Anthony scored to bring Burnley level at 2-2.
But the player that almost seemed to give the visitors a precious one point was the villain of the story in the end as he fouled Amad by pulling him to the ground and after Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check, a penalty was awarded.
Bruno Fernandes stepped up and slotted the late penalty home for a 3-2 win. It was Manchester United’s first win in the Premier League this season and a timely one as it comes just before the international break.
