Prior to their matches against Manchester United, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, and Bournemouth, Newcastle United is dealing with a number of injuries.
Eddie Howe, the manager of Newcastle United, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the deaths of Harvey Barnes and Jacob Murphy due to “very bizarre” circumstances.
Howe will probably be without eight senior players for tonight’s Carabao Cup fourth round match against Manchester United, and things won’t get much better for their next Premier League home match against Arsenal and their Champions League away match against Borussia Dortmund.
Among the injuries are those to Elliot Anderson’s back, Alexander Isak’s thigh, and Sven Botman’s knee. Although Howe can “sort of understand,” he finds it “difficult to take” when Murphy and Barnes are hit.
“The Jacob injury is hugely frustrating because that’s a strange injury you don’t normally see,” Howe stated in reference to the injury issue. Harvey has the same really strange injury that developed out of nothing.
It’s them that you regret. Football injuries can occur; the more common ones are more understandable, but the unexpected ones are harder to handle.
Howe and the medical staff at Newcastle are still in communication as they try to figure out whether Murphy requires surgery. The winger missed Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers due to a dislocated shoulder sustained against Dortmund last week. He will not be available for the trip to Old Trafford.
Barnes, on the other hand, sustained a toe injury early in Newcastle’s 8-0 triumph against Sheffield United in September and won’t be back until late December.
In addition, Sandro Tonali was lost by the Magpies for ten months as a result of an Italian government probe into unlicensed gambling.
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