MANCHESTER UNITED brag Ruben Amorim has revealed that Christian Eriksen missed yesterday’s travel to Tottenham owed to his “heart situation”.
The Danish midfielder, 33, suffered a cardiac arrest portion playing astatine Euro 2020.
AFPHe subsequently made an astonishing instrumentality to enactment aft having an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) fitted.
After being unwell successful the week, Eriksen was not disposable for Sunday’s 1-0 defeat astatine erstwhile nine Spurs.
Speaking aft the match, Amorim said of the situation: “I deliberation Leny (Yoro) and Chris, they were sick. So they volition recover.
“Of people Chris has the bosom concern and we person to beryllium truly cautious with that.
“It’s thing astir the heart! I’m conscionable saying the bosom complaint has to beryllium controlled due to the fact that helium has a fever.”
Eriksen and Yoro were 2 of respective Man Utd stars to miss out, with Kobbie Mainoo besides missing and Amad Diallo having been ruled retired for the season.
The quartet joined semipermanent absentees Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount and Luke Shaw successful being sidelined – portion Manuel Ugarte, Jonny Evans and Altay Bayindir were besides missing.
Following his side’s defeat, which leaves them 15th successful the Premier League, Amorim didn’t privation to fell down the injuries.
GettyHe said: “We inactive had a starting XI with first-team players. It’s nary excuse. It’s not bully erstwhile you suffer 5 players successful 1 week, but that’s portion of football, portion of life.
“I judge you person to merit fortune. At the moment, seemingly we don’t merit it. I don’t judge successful luck coming retired of nowhere.”
With Tottenham having suffered with respective wounded issues of their ain successful caller months, and the likes of Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Dominic Solanke, Radu Dragusin and Richarlison inactive out, brag Ange Postecoglou had small pity for Man Utd.
He said: “If I cheque my office, I don’t person immoderate sympathy cards from different managers, truthful that hasn’t happened. There’s decidedly a few.
“I could spot Ruben there, players retired of position, kids connected the bench. Well, invited to my world. But that’s for 1 game. Now bash that for 2 months.
“Do that for 2 months. Any club. Do that for 2 months. I thought Man United were bully today, considering each that, and we had our days erstwhile we were good. We beat Liverpool in this spell.”
Man Utd utilized conscionable 1 substitute yesterday, with 17-year-old striker Chido Obi-Martin replacing Casemiro precise precocious on.
Amorim, 40, volition anticipation to person Eriksen and Yoro backmost disposable arsenic the Red Devils question to in-form Everton this weekend.
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