Manchester United midfielder Carlos Baleba will miss this weekend's Premier League match against Aston Villa after sustaining a hamstring injury, manager Michael Carrick has confirmed.
Baleba was forced off in discomfort earlier this week during the game against AS Roma. Carrick has now indicated the midfielder is likely to be sidelined for a number of weeks, with his return expected to come after the November international break.
Recovery timeline unclear
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Carrick said: "Carlos we don’t know exactly but it will be a number of weeks. It’s definitely not this week or over the international break, it will be a little bit longer than that."
The United boss has also been without Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw and Patrick Dorgu, but he provided a more positive update on the latter.
Dorgu closing in on return
Carrick said: "Patrick has done a little bit of training this week, very small. We've got to be patient with that. He's had a good period of time with a couple of hamstring [injuries] so we have to be careful, but he's slowly getting back with us so we'll have to see whether he can be with us at the weekend or not."
Further updates on the team news are expected in the coming days as United prepare for the visit of Aston Villa.
