Manchester United have been hit with a double injury blow that could have an impact on the rest of their season.
United have endured a dismal campaign plagued by poor form and a spate of injuries.
The club are currently languishing in sixth in the Premier League, some 11 points adrift of Aston Villa in fourth place.
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However, they still have the opportunity to claim silverware, with a FA Cup semi-final against Coventry at Wembley on the horizon.
However, Erik ten Hag, whose future at the club appears uncertain, has been dealt another piece of bad news - injuries to centre-backs Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof.
A club statement said: "Manchester United centre-backs Victor Lindelof and Lisandro Martinez will be out of action for at least a month due to muscle injuries.
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"Sweden captain Lindelof was withdrawn during the second half of last Saturday’s Premier League game against Brentford with a hamstring problem.
"Victor was replaced by Martinez after 69 minutes, as the Argentina international made his first appearance since early February.
"Unfortunately, Licha has now sustained a calf strain in training and is unavailable for the next few games."
The pair are set to miss Thursday's clash against Chelsea and Sunday's encounter against Liverpool.
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They are also likely to be absent for Premier League games against Bournemouth, Sheffield United and Burnley as well as the FA Cup semi-final with Coventry.
Ten Hag is under pressure amid the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, but has said speculation on his future is part and parcel of the job.
"You know when you are working at Manchester United, there will always be noise and rumours around the club, team, manager, players, there will always be issues," he said last week.
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"You [the media] like it to talk about [speculation], but of course, we have different interests, but we are not focusing on that. We are focusing on the process to make the team play better, to improve the way of playing.
"So yes, I do not care about it. I was trainer at Ajax and it [the pressure] was similar and so when you are working at the top in football, you get used to it - so we do not care, players do not care, I do not care.
"We are working and co-operating, we know we have to perform and we have to get the right results."
Topics: Manchester United, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof, Premier League, Football
Chris Byfield