Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford set for lengthy absence with stress fracture of his back
Marcus Rashford is set for an extended spell on the sidelines after being diagnosed with a stress fracture of his back.
The Manchester United forward has suffered a recurrence of the injury which has been troubling him of late, culminating in him departing after only 16 minutes on the pitch against Wolves in midweek.
Rashford had been left as a substitute for the FA Cup third-round replay with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer later admitting he hadn’t wanted to bring him on.
But with the tie in the balance, Rashford was introduced – only to crumple in pain soon after, needing to be subbed off himself.
The England international missed the Premier League defeat to Liverpool on Sunday and it is understood he could now miss an extended period of time.
“He’s suffered a bad injury, it’s a stress fracture,” Solskjaer said after the game. “It happened against Wolverhampton and it is not something that has happened before. I’m looking at Marcus to be out for a while. He won’t be back, I’m not a doctor so I don’t know exactly, but we are looking at several weeks and then some rehab after that probably.
“We’ve had many injuries to big players this season, it’s just an unfortunate position that we are in. The window is open and it might be that we look at something for the short term.
“We are not desperately looking. We are looking at numbers and if the right one is there for us then something might be possible.”
After Anfield, United face Burnley, Manchester City and Wolves before their two-week break from action.
Rashford has 14 Premier League goals this season; the next-highest scorer after him is Anthony Martial with eight.
