Pedri absent for 1 month with Barça
Hansi Flick loses Pedri for a month written Mundo Deportivo. The Spanish midfielder was injured against Slavia Prague in the Champions League and we now know the verdict. Medical examinations confirmed a muscle injury which will keep him away from the field for a month. A new blow for the Blaugrana, for whom it is the third muscle injury this season after five missed matches in October and an embarrassment against Villarreal. The Canarian could thus miss up to seven matches while Barça will have to win in a few days on the last day of the Champions League to grab the TOP 8.
Manchester United fans to demonstrate against management
In England, thousands of Manchester United fans plan to protest against owners Ineos and the Glazer family ahead of the home game against Fulham. According to the group “The 1958, more than 6,000 supporters are expected. The collective accuses Ratcliffe in particular of having “lyed in front of the Glazers”, of keeping them in power and of now being “complicit” in 21 years of debt, mismanagement and financial greed. Once seen as a possible savior, the boss of INEOS is now the direct target of anger. The group The 1958 believes that the grace period granted by some of the fans was “wasted” and that the club’s situation is “undeniably worse”. The demonstration, announced as potentially the most important in the history of the club against its leaders, will take place despite the recent victory of Michael Carrick’s team in the derby against Manchester City.
Kai Havertz’s form worries the Gunners
On the Arsenal side, the club are very concerned about the long-term fitness of Kai Havertz, whose knee flared up again during his recent return from injury. As a reminder, the German had already undergone surgery after his knee injury against Manchester United on August 17 before relapsing with the same knee in November during training. Since then, he has only played a few minutes in the FA Cup against Portsmouth, in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea, and remained on the bench in the Champions League this week. Arteta’s staff now plan to manage his playing time with great caution to avoid a relapse.
