Manchester United have officially announced that 24-year-old Netherlands left-back Tyrell · Malacia will be out for another two months and is expected to return to the pitch as early as October. As the first player introduced by Ten Hag after taking charge, Malacia once beat Luke · Shaw to become the main left-hand gatekeeper, but unfortunately he drove high and low, and after two knee surgeries last year, he disappeared directly.

Malacia last featured for United at the end of May 2023 and his return in October means he will be out of action for almost a year and a half. For now, the former Feyenoord defender has not travelled to United States with the team, but remains in Carrington to continue his recovery from injury. In the training video of the 42.5 million euro new signing Zilzek, Malacia made a "messy" appearance.

Not only that, but there is also a question mark over whether he will return in two months' time, as Ten Hag has hinted on several occasions that he will return, only two months after two months. Last year, Manchester United expected Malacia to return in January, so they returned Sergio · Sergio Reguilon from Tottenham, but the Netherlands international did not return as planned, and Ten Hag faced a left-back shortage.

Now, referring to Malaysia's situation, Ten Hag says he is "in good shape" but will not be able to compete for the next two months. "He's in good shape right now." "But he's not here because I only have players who can play and practice with the whole team. He's not there yet, but he's improving. In a relatively short period of time, he can go back to training with the team and then play in the games to try to do well. I think two months is possible."

In July 2022, Manchester United cut off Julion to sign Malacia for £14.6 million, the first time Italy transfer experts Fabrizio · Romano's 'here we go' have gone wrong. Ten Hag was very fond of Malacia in the Feyenoord side of his arch-rival Feyenoord back when he was in charge of Ajax, as he froze his Jafu favorite Antony...... Therefore, after taking charge of Manchester United, Ten Hag signed him first. In the 2022/23 season, Malacia made the squad for 62 matches.

However, that was also Malacia's full stats for Manchester United, who was completely reimbursed Netherlands full-back last season, with his last appearance coming against Croatia in Netherlands on 14 June 2023. Malacia's injury situation is comparable to that of Manchester United team-mates Phil · Jones and Anthony · Martial in the past few years, both of whom spend far more time lying in the hospital room than playing on the pitch.

According to the Manchester Evening News, if the situation does not improve, Malaysia could be purged next year, at which point he will have only two years left on his contract.

The Red Devils considered bringing in a new left-back this summer, but the target price was too high, and now Ten Hag could bring in Bayern Munich's Morocco international Mazraoui. The 26-year-old, who plays at right-back and left-back, regularly plays on the left side of both Bayern Munich and Morocco.

Seventeen-year-old Academy graduate Harry · Armas played at left-back in both pre-season games against Arsenal and Real Betis in United States, while 19-year-old Sam · Murray, who started against Rosenborg and Rangers last month, could also be a left-back substitute in the new season.

Manchester United's injuries in the past two years have also been very serious, with four players injured so far in pre-season, including new signing Joro who has been diagnosed with a metatarsal fracture for three months, and centre-forward Hojlund who needs to rest for six weeks due to a hamstring strain. As for Marcus Rashford and Antony, Ten Hag believes they can be ready for the new season and get back to their best.