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08.11.2023 - 21:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United may be sweating over the fitness of centre-back Jonny Evans ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Luton Town at Old Trafford.
The Northern Irishman, who returned to the club during the summer on a free transfer, was forced off less than a quarter of an hour into Wednesday night's Champions League clash with FC Copenhagen at Parken Stadium. He went down off the ball after just 13 minutes and was immediately withdrawn.
Making his first Champions League start for United, who were leading 1-0 at the time of his early exit, in 10 years, the centre-back was replaced by Raphael Varane, who was named among the substitutes for the second game running. Evans, who will celebrate his 36th birthday in January, has earned the nod ahead of Varane in recent matches.
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He has formed a strong partnership with Harry Maguire in recent weeks, with the pair complementing each other's qualities. They helped United earn a rare clean sheet against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Evans has featured a lot more prominently than he would have first anticipated at the time of returning to the club because of other injury issues that manager Erik ten Hag has had to contend with. Lisandro Martinez may not play again this year and Varane has had his fair share of issues already this term.
The latter's introduction against Copenhagen meant a slight tactical rejig for Ten Hag, with Maguire being forced to fill Evans' position as the left-sided centre-back. Varane slotted into the right-sided centre-back berth.
Ten Hag may be able to provide more clarity on the severity of Evans' injury when he speaks to the media in
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