Manchester United manager Marc Skinner has confirmed that a calf injury will rule star midfielder Ella Toone out of at least the club’s next two games.
The England international was left out of the Red Devils’ match-day squad for their 2-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday, with Skinner revealing Toone had picked up a problem in training the previous day.
As a result, Toone will be missed The United midweek visit to Everton in the League Cup and their rescheduled clash against Barclays Women’s Super League leaders Chelsea at Kingsmeadow on Sunday.
“She was running and she just felt something,” Skinner explained. “She’ll miss the next two games, miss Everton and Chelsea, and then we’ll talk later in the week to find out the extent of it.”
A Daily Mail The report painted a more dire picture, suggesting a possible tear in the calf muscle will mean six weeks on the sidelines until early 2025 after the winter break.
The news of Toone’s injury has also caused concern in the England camp, with Sarina Wiegman’s next squad to be announced on Tuesday morning. Asked if he was likely to have recovered in time, Skinner said: “Potentially, we don’t know yet.”
England host the US Women’s National Team at Wembley Stadium on November 30 and then travel to Bramall Lane to face Switzerland on December 3.
The midfielder has been an important figure in Sarina Wiegman’s side, who struggled to dominate in their previous set of friendlies in October. losing 4-3 to Germany and beat South Africa 2-1.
United sit fifth in the WSL table, one point outside the top three and will not want to be without Toone for too long. So far, he has started six league games in the 2024/25 campaign but is yet to get on the scoresheet despite getting six last season.
