Update: Man United star Matthijs de Ligt sends message amid Ruben Amorim injury worry News

The latest Manchester United news as the defender has missed the last two games with an ankle injury.

Manchester United centre-back Matthijs de Ligt has sent a message to fellow Premier League player Donyell Malen following his goal on Saturday.

De Ligt is currently an injury concern for United, having missed the last two games with an ankle injury. The centre-back picked up the problem during the 1-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest earlier this month.

Speaking on Wednesday, United boss Ruben Amorim was unable to give a certain return date for the Dutchman. “Matthijs has a problem in his foot; we are trying to assess,” he said. “We don’t have the data for when he can return.”

He is among the players in the comments of a post from Aston Villa’s Malen. The winger, and international teammate of De Ligt, scored Villa’s second goal in a 3-0 away win against Southampton on Saturday afternoon.

After the game, he took to Instagram to post a picture of him celebrating his goal. De Ligt commented on the post with a red heart emoji.

Ahead of the games against Newcastle and Lyon, De Ligt has been active on social media for the first time since picking up the injury.

De Ligt’s injury is expected to keep him out of the Premier League game against Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon. But fans will be hoping that he could make a return for the crucial Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon on Thursday night.

The aggregate score currently stands a 2-2 after the first leg in France. United have the home advantage in the second leg with the game being played at Old Trafford.

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