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Manchester United midfielder hamstring injury leaves Louis van Gaal with bare bones squad
MANCHESTER UNITED have lost yet another first-team player as Jesse Lingard has picked up a hamstring injury at the Vitality Stadium.
Lingard went off after 31 minutes against Bournemouth
The 22-year-old had to be replaced by Andreas Pereira after just half an hour, when United had only just equalised through Marouane Fellaini after Junior Stanislas had earlier scored directly from a corner.
Louis van Gaal had already named nine players out of the clash with Bournemouth, although midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin returned to the bench to give the manager some boost.
However, with the Red Devils' season threatening to derail after crashing out of the Champions League, an ever-growing injury list will not be what Van Gaal wanted as he comes into the busy festive period.