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Mourinho claims other managers "cry" about injuries, while he keeps quiet.
But just how bad does the Manchester United manager have it?
Speaking after United's 1-0 win over Benfica in the Champions League on
Wednesday, in reply to criticism surrounding his side's defensive approach,
Mourinho said: "I never speak about injuries. Other managers, they cry, they
cry, they cry when some player is injured. I don't cry."
Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has already hit back, saying: "A lot of
time Mourinho has to see what happens at Chelsea." But would Mourinho be
justified if he was to bleat on about injury problems?
With the help of PhysioRoom.com, we run through the Premier League injury
table…
"If I want to moan and cry like the others, I can cry for the next five
minutes," Mourinho said. Mind games again, or does he have a point?
Premier League injury table (PhysioRoom.com)
Position Team Injuries
1 Man Utd 7
2 Huddersfield 6
3 Watford 6
4 Tottenham 5
5 Everton 5
6 Bournemouth 5
7 Stoke 4
8 Arsenal 4
9 Liverpool 4
10 Crystal Palace 4
11 Chelsea 4
12 West Brom 4
13 Swansea 3
14 Newcastle 3
15 Brighton 3
16 Burnley 3
17 Man City 2
18 Leicester City 2
19 West Ham 1
20 Southampton 1
Perhaps a bit of both, and his timing isn't bad at all. His side are
currently top of the Premier League injury table, registering seven absent
players to Huddersfield and Watford's six.
United have Marcos Rojo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic out with long-term ACL
problems, while Paul Pogba has been missing of late with a hamstring injury.
Pogba could be back by the end of this month, Rojo by the start of November
and Ibrahimovic by the end of December.
Elsewhere, Eric Bailly (knock), Michael Carrick (calf) and Marouane Fellaini
(knee) have been missing in recent weeks, while Marcus Rashford sustained a
knee injury on Wednesday night, with the severity unknown.
Manchester United injuries (PhysioRoom.com)
Marcus Rashford Knee
Marouane Fellaini Knee
Eric Bailly Knock
Michael Carrick Calf
Paul Pogba Hamstring
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ACL
Marcos Rojo ACL
United's title rivals Tottenham have five injuries, while Arsenal, Liverpool
and Chelsea have four. Premier League leaders Manchester City have just two:
Benjamin Mendy (ACL - long term) and Vincent Kompany (calf).
West Ham and Southampton have just one injury each.