Hang on, what's this injury talk? Didn't Shaw come off at the same time? Can't both have been injured surely.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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This is a joke right?
That's what van Gaal has said.
Is it confirmed as an injury?
I think the whole centre back scenario is far more pressing. We've got 3 there who make Rafael look ever available.
No way we should sell but we should definitely by a (first choice) right back who can be relied upon to play more games than not.
We have to move in January now. It's an absolute must. feck all that "we don't do short term fixes". It's exactly what we need right now. We have no freaking fullbacks.
Got injured, played shit again, Coleman here we come!
Sorry but if he's injured then I've lost hope in him. Beyond a joke.
If that's true, then replacing him is an absolute priority (and yes, Coleman would be ideal.) I like the way Rafael plays (ie. he's not afraid to actually drive forward and beat a man,) but he is incapable of staying out of the treatment room.
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Just not acceptable. Such a shame. A right back is probably our biggest priority, to be honest.
Why shouldn't we sell? If he can't stay fit then there's no point keeping him.
See you. Cannot carry this guy as much as I rate him. Crocked.
I'd say the penny has dropped now. He's a popular player and a likable lad, but I think we're all fed up with him now at this stage.
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Fractured cheekbone
Yep. Time for a new one.
Exactly. Enough is enough and it's bad luck for the lad but we need a right back. Really hope we won't be paying him 100k+ to sit on the bench we have enough of those players
@DTguardian: Louis van Gaal here in press conference says Rafael da Silva has a fractured cheekbone and Luke Shaw has ankle injury #mufc
Does this mean 3-5-2 will continue 
My God.
I said in the Match Day thread I thought it was unnecessary for them to come off if we're switching to a back 4 so I take all that back obviously.
How long can one be out with a fractured cheekbone? Put a helmet on him and be done with it.
Should be bidding for Clyne or Coleman, both are at least as good if not better and aren't always injured.
Not til they start playing for us anyway.
This is fecking ridiculous. The more it goes, the more I want both Tony Strudwick and Steve McNally to get sacked for getting poor return on our players' fitness and health levels.
Get thee to a Traveller's yard.
Fractured cheekbone apparently, while Shaw has an ankle problem yet again. Great.
He's still young and has a lot of quality, plus loves the club and probably isn't on that much money (by United standards). If the injury problems persist for another few years then maybe we'd unfortunately have to consider it but not until then for me. I'll admit I love Rafa more than most others here so I understand people thinking otherwise.
Fractured cheekbone. I think we should all calm it a little, in fairness. That can happen to anyone at any time.
Don't know how some can blame him for this. This injury has nothing to do with being injury prone, a lot of bad luck.
Agree we should buy another RB, but people seeing a fractured cheekbone as a reason to stop believing in him...
Agree we should buy another RB, but people seeing a fractured cheekbone as a reason to stop believing in him...
He'll be fine.
SOS Seamus Coleman.
We'll probably have to pay an exhorbitant amount, but feck it, lets get him.
We'll probably have to pay an exhorbitant amount, but feck it, lets get him.
A fractured cheekbone is hardly something you can pin the blame on him for. Luke Shaw was a 30 mil left back and all he's done is spend time in the treatment room. I'd say we should buy a right back though, Valencia isn't good enough. Coleman has been average this season too, and Clyne wasn't wanted by hardly anyone before this season so I'd rather we don't overspend like we did for sicknote Shaw.
Am I the only one that is shocked that we only changed to back 4 because they got injured
When I started typing Rafael Da Silva into google the first think that came up was "injury".
Fractured cheekbone. Not really his fault, in fairness.
Unfortunate but that will be his undoing here because I don't see LVG tolerating this beyond the end of the season. I like him very much but it's time we sign a first choice RB and relegate him to a squad role, how can we have any fluency in our play when players are always in and out of the team.
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