Due to international outcomes ,Manchester United will be without two recently acquired player in the coming months

 

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• _{Manchester united will face the absence of two crucial summer signings due to recent international results.}
• _{The Champions league last 16 is also right after AFCON making it unlikely for Onana or Amrabat to feature if their nations reach that stage.}

 

In the upcoming new year, Manchester United will face the absence of two crucial summer signings due to recent international results. Cameroon’s victory over Burundi and Morocco’s earlier qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations mean that Andre Onana and Sofyan Amrabat will be unavailable for several weeks in January and February.

Andre Onana, the Cameroonian goalkeeper, returned to the national team after a spat with the manager and is set to participate in AFCON. Depending on their countries’ progress, they could miss up to nine Manchester United games, including Premier League matches against Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves, West Ham United, and Aston Villa, as well as potential League Cup and FA Cup rounds.

The Champions League last 16 first leg is also right after AFCON, making it unlikely for Onana or Amrabat to feature if their nations reach that stage. Manchester United’s new signing, Altay Bayindir, will likely step in for Onana during his absence. Bayindir, a Turkish goalkeeper signed for £4.3m from Fenerbahce, offers a different style, focusing more on shot-stopping and traditional goalkeeping.

 

As for Sofyan Amrabat, his midfield role will be taken over by Casemiro and Scott McTominay while he’s at AFCON. The absence of these two summer signings will present a challenge for Manchester United’s manager, Erik ten Hag, as a player like Onana has played a pivotal role in the team’s performance this season and of course much expectations from Sofyan Amrabat ahead of his debut.