Anthony Martial has been ruled out for 10 weeks following groin surgery as his Manchester United career continues to fizzle out.
The news that Martial will be missing until the start of April means manager Erik ten Hag will be short of firepower during the second half of the season, with United unlikely to sign a replacement in the January transfer window.
It also places a question mark over whether Martial, 28, will play for the club again as he prepares to depart Old Trafford in the summer.
United are not extending his £250,000-a-week contract, meaning the Frenchman can leave as a free agent nine years after signing from Monaco in a transfer that made him the most expensive teenager in world football.