Manchester United will be without defender Noussair Mazraoui for a number of weeks as he recovers from a heart problem.
Manchester United defender Noussair Mazraoui has undergone a heart procedure after complaining of palpitations which will keep him out of action for a number of weeks.
The £17million signing from Bayern Munich came off at half-time of the goalless draw at Aston Villa on Sunday because he felt unwell. He subsequently pulled out of international duty with Morocco this week.
Club sources say there was no emergency situation and the minor corrective procedure for a relatively normal condition was a success. The 26-year-old is expected to make full recovery and is likely to be available for selection in several weeks rather than the two months speculated after reports in Italy claimed he was suffering from an irregular heartbeat.
The right-back was out of action for three months at the start of last year when he was diagnosed with an inflammation of heart tissue after contracting Covid-19. Mazraoui signed for United after the Community Shield in August, rejoining his old Ajax boss Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford. He has played in all 10 games this season, starting all but the Carabao Cup win over Barnsley.
His absence compounds United's injury crisis after Harry Maguire confirmed that he will be out for a few weeks after he also sustained an injury against Aston Villa. Another new signing Lenny Yoro is still recovering from a broken metatarsal suffered in pre-season and is yet to play this season. Defensively, United are short of options with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia yet to have any action this season.
Christian Eriksen became the first top-flight player to be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator – a device which reset the heart after a cardiac arrest – after he collapsed on the pitch playing for Denmark at the Euros in 2021.
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