{"id":453634,"date":"2026-03-02T13:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/453634\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:25:09","slug":"man-united-hit-by-double-setback-as-defensive-issues-increase-ahead-of-newcastle-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/453634\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United hit by double setback as defensive issues increase ahead of Newcastle trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Injury latest as Newcastle host Manchester United in the Premier League on Wednesday<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_Manchester-United-v-Crystal-Palace-Premier-League.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Newcastle United host Manchester United on Wednesday in what is now a must-win game for Eddie Howe and his players. After the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/match-reports\/nick-woltemade-hauled-ruthless-124m-33508326\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">dismal 3-2 defeat at home against Everton<\/a> on Saturday, the Magpies are in desperate need of three points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Wallsend-born Michael Carrick will bring his Man United side to St James&#8217; Park on an impressive run which has seen them move up to third in the Premier League under the caretaker manager. They enjoyed a hard-fought 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday but it came at a cost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">England international Luke Shaw has had a resurgence in form under Carrick but he was forced off in the first half. The left-back had been caught late on the top of his foot by Daniel Munoz in an earlier duel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">And after the break, fellow defender Harry Maguire was substituted with an injury issue, with Carrick offering updates on him and Shaw after the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Newcastle, meanwhile, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/bruno-miley-livramento-newcastle-united-33510840\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">have their own injury concerns<\/a> although Lewis Miley and Tino Livramento are closing in on potential returns. Here&#8217;s the Man United injury list ahead of the game at St James&#8217; on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Shaw<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">During the first half against Palace, Shaw was forced off with what looked to be a foot injury following a collision with Daniel Munoz. Carrick later confirmed illness had been plaguing him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">What Carrick said: &#8220;He just wasn\u2019t well. He was ill. We\u2019ll see how he recovers. Hopefully it\u2019s not too bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Possible return date: N\/A.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manchester United defender Luke Shaw suffered an injury in the Premier League triumph over Crystal Palace\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_Luke-Shaw.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Manchester United defender Luke Shaw suffered an injury in the Premier League triumph over Crystal Palace\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Manchester United defender Luke Shaw suffered an injury in the Premier League triumph over Crystal Palace(Image: (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images))<\/p>\n<p>Harry Maguire<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Maguire joined Shaw in limping off for United with the centre-back<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">What Carrick said: We\u2019ll see with Harry. Hopefully he\u2019ll be ready for Wednesday. I thought the boys who came on did really well for us and we needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Possible return date: N\/A.<\/p>\n<p>Lisandro Martinez<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Martinez has now missed Man United&#8217;s last two games because of injury, but it does not look to be a big problem for the defender although the Newcastle game will potentially come too soon for his return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">What Carrick said: &#8220;We will have to wait and see. He is close and he is not far away, but it is hard to say at the moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Possible return date: Aston Villa (H) &#8211; March 15.<\/p>\n<p>Mason Mount<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mount not played for United since mid-January with injury problems resulting in him playing just 30 minutes since <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/boxing\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Boxing<\/a> Day. He is however, close to being back available for selection. It looks unlikely that he will make the trip to St James&#8217; Park, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">What Carrick said: &#8220;Mason (Mount) is getting closer, he\u2019s on the grass, he\u2019s looking to train and be around it. We\u2019ve just had to be patient, really.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Possible return date: Aston Villa (H) &#8211; March 15.<\/p>\n<p>Mattijs De Ligt<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A back injury has seen De Ligt absent for the last three months but there is some hope he will be back fairly soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">What Carrick said: &#8220;Matthijs (De Ligt) has had a back issue, which has been a little bit sore to progress, really. He\u2019s heading in the right direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It\u2019s the nature of the injury, the issue in the back, it\u2019s a difficult one to pin down time wise. He\u2019s definitely improving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Possible return date: Aston Villa (H) &#8211; March 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ensure our latest sport headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. <a aria-label=\"Click here to activateLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=chroniclelive.co.uk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to activate<\/a> or add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Injury latest as Newcastle host Manchester United in the Premier League on Wednesday (Image: Getty Images) Newcastle United&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,1441,2806,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-453634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-manchester-united-fc","tag-newcastle-united-fc","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}