Manchester United missed the opportunity to close the gap on the top-four as they lost 2-0 to Liverpool on Sunday but club hero Patrice Evra is struggling to understand why the club haven’t already signed a striker before Marcus Rashford suffered a long-term injury. The 22-year-old striker is expected to be on the sidelines for at least six weeks after boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed the youngster has sustained a double stress fracture in his back. Rashford is having the best season of his United career and has already has 19 goals from 31 appearances this season, of which 14 have come in the Premier League. United’s next to top goalscorers in the league are Anthony Martial on eight and Mason Greenwood on four. JUST IN: Paul Pogba to Barcelona shock, Man Utd plan £15m transfer, Chelsea £60m talks, Liverpool

Source: Express January 20, 2020 05:48 UTC