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Monday, April 30, 2018

Lukaku limps off with injury against Arsenal

Romelu Lukaku was forced to limp off in the second half of Manchester United's Premier League clash with Arsenal.

The Reds' leading scorer was hurt by a challenge from Konstantinos Mavropanos, soon after the restart at Old Trafford, as Paul Pogba and Marouane Fellaini earned victory, despite a goal by former midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Although in clear pain, he did manage to get to his feet in order to be helped to the touchline, with Marcus Rashford coming off the bench to replace him.

With the Emirates FA Cup final against one of Lukaku's former clubs, Chelsea, on the horizon, there will be an anxious wait for an assessment of any damage.

"I don't know if he is going to be out," manager Jose Mourinho said, when asked about the situation. "Or if he's not okay. He wants to play all the time. He is never tired and, when he has small things, he doesn't care. He still wants to go.

"So, for him to say immediately, to change him, it is because he couldn't play. But there are three more weeks until the final, so let's see. I know it was on his foot but I don't know more yet.

"I don't think it's something, or I hope it's not, that in this moment keeps him immediately out of a game that is in three weeks' time. But I don't know. I never, when I finish a game and a player is injured, immediately go for good or bad news. I wait a bit more."

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