Manchester United give Lisandro Martinez injury update as Erik ten Hag explains substitutions vs Sevilla

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Erik ten Hag has clarified Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez did not suffer an Achilles injury in the Europa League draw with Sevilla.

A distraught Martinez was carried off by Sevilla players Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna in the 87th minute before he required a stretcher.

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Martinez's withdrawal reduced United to 10 men when they were 2-1 up at the time as they had made their five substitutions on a night Raphael Varane was also forced off through injury at half time.

Varane, Martinez, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford are all now sidelined through injury for United, who travel to Nottingham Forest on Sunday before their return leg in Seville next Thursday, which is three days before their FA Cup semi-final against Brighton.

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Erik ten Hag claims he had no choice but to substitute key personnel in Manchester United's Europa League quarter-final first-leg draw with Sevilla.

After Raphael Varane's enforced withdrawal through injury at half time, Ten Hag removed Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial for Christian Eriksen, Anthony Elanga and Wout Weghorst on the hour with United 2-0 up.

Elanga has not scored a club goal since February 22 2022 and Weghorst emerged having tallied two goals in 20 United games - both of them rebounds.

Antony, another goalscoring threat who rattled the crossbar in the second half, also made way for Facundo Pellistri in the 81st minute.

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