Matthijs de Ligt: injuries story tracker

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1. 10 Aug, 09:59 · Manchester Evening News · club_specialist tier

   Manchester Evening News adds a new angle: "Why Matthijs de Ligt is at Manchester United training camp despite injury issue".

   Man Utd added nine players to their Ireland training camp on Sunday and that included centre-back Matthijs de Ligt as he continues his recovery from back surgery.

   Previously: Already tracked on this story page.

2. 29 Jul, 15:05 · The Guardian · tier_one tier

   The Guardian opened this story: "Defence promises to be a central issue for Carrick and Manchester United".

   Manager may have concerns over his group of five central defenders withstanding the demands of a long campaign Manchester United’s central defender quintet of Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven, Harry Maguire, Matthijs De Ligt and Lisandro Martínez: an ideal blend of youthful zest and experienced winners or a unit that may prove vulnerable and injury-prone across the long months of the campaign? In Yoro, Heaven, Maguire, De Ligt, and Martínez, Michael Carrick can talk of high potential and s