Sean Dyche confirms major Everton injury blow ahead of Manchester United clash
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSean Dyche admitted he will likely be without key midfielder Amadou Onana for Sunday's Premier League game at home to Manchester United.
Everton welcome United to Old Trafford in a defiant mood, following their 10-point deduction over the international break. The Toffees were found guilty of breaching profit and sustainability rules and subsequently plunged into the relegation zone.
Onana was forced off at half-time during the Toffees' 3-2 win at Crystal Palace a fortnight ago. He flew out to represent Belgium during the international break but did not feature before withdrawing early. ALSO READ: United's excuse for letting James Garner go has not aged well ALSO READ: United give Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Onana injury updates Sunday's visit of United looks set to come too soon for the 22-year-old but Dyche was able to relay more positive news regarding a number of longer-term absentees. “Ama’s calf, I don’t think it will be right.
It’s still sore," Dyche said on Friday. “The other lads, three of them had a game in the week (Everton Under-21s’ 1-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao in the Premier League International Cup on Wednesday) including Lewis Dobbin who is slightly younger but the three older boys, Ben (Godfrey), Keano (Michael Keane) and Seamus (Coleman) all played so that’s good getting them some minutes and Seamus came through no problem. "I spoke with him about it, I think when you’ve had a long-term injury, that 90 minutes is sort of the final marker really.
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