Jonny Evans Injury: Updates on Manchester United Star's Status and Return

Updates from Wednesday, Nov. 26

Manchester United were boosted by the sight of Jonny Evans' return to playing action on Tuesday night.

David Lynch of the Manchester Evening News reports:

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Jonny Evans stepped up his return to action with a an hour-long run-out as United’s Under-21s thrashed Blackburn Rovers 5-0 in the Lancashire Senior Cup.

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He looks to be nearing a comeback after putting in an assured performance for an experienced reserves side also containing Ander Herrera, Anders Lindegaard and Adnan Januzaj.

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Updates from Tuesday, Nov. 25

Jonny Evans is set to take a significant step in his bid to recover from the foot problem that has disrupted his 2014-15 campaign.

Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News reports:

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Jonny Evans is nearing a first-team comeback after United confirmed he was in contention to feature in Tuesday night's Manchester Senior Cup match against Blackburn Rovers.

Evans, 26, has not played for United since hobbling off with an ankle injury in the Premier League defeat at Leicester City over two months ago.

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Updates from Tuesday, Nov. 18

Jonny Evans is in line to make his return when Manchester United face Arsenal on Saturday.

Mark Ogden of the Telegraph reports:

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Although the loss of Dutch midfielder Daley Blind to a knee ligament injury for an estimated 4-6 weeks will force Van Gaal to re-shuffle his midfield, the United manager is confident of being able to add Jonny Evans, Phil Jones and Radamel Falcao to the suspension-free Chris Smalling to his squad for the game at the Emirates.

[...] With Evans, Jones and Falcao all remaining at the Aon Training Centre during the international break in order to focus on their rehabilitation, all three are in contention to be named in the squad against Arsenal.

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Updates from Wednesday, Nov. 12

Jamie Jackson of The Guardian provides a statement from Louis van Gaal discussing Jonny Evans' potential return for Manchester United:

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Falcao has a calf injury, Evans a foot problem, Da Silva a muscular complaint, and Jones is recovering from a shin problem. All the issues are severe enough that they might not even make the bench for the game on 22 November at the Emirates.

Asked if any of the quartet might return, Van Gaal said: 'No, I don’t think so because now some of them have already not played for five, six, seven weeks. They could sit on the bench because they can play 20 minutes but I cannot put a lot of players who are not 100% fit on the bench. You saw what happened with [Paddy] McNair [getting cramp against Crystal Palace] because the rhythm of the game is very high in the Premier League.'

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Updates from Friday, Nov. 7

Jonny Evans will play no part when Crystal Palace visit Manchester United on Saturday.

Louis van Gaal confirmed, via United's official Twitter:

Updates from Sunday, Nov. 2

Manchester United confirm Jonny Evans is still not ready to play:

Updates from Monday, Oct. 26

Manchester United confirm Jonny Evans is still not fit to play:

Updates from Monday, Oct. 20

Manchester United confirm Jonny Evans is still not fit to play:

Updates from Tuesday, Oct. 7

Jonny Evans is out of Northern Ireland's forthcoming internationals due to the ankle injury that has sidelined him from action for Manchester United.

Bill Rice of BBC Radio Manchester tweeted:

Louis van Gaal recently delivered the latest on Evans as the defender moves closer to full fitness. Colin Harvey of the Daily Star quotes Van Gaal saying:

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Anderson is making progress, while I am pleased to report that Jesse Lingard has had his protective knee brace removed and Jonny Evans' protective boot has been removed.

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Updates from Sunday, Oct. 5

Manchester United announced Jonny Evans' availability for today's match:

Updates from Thursday, Sept. 25

David McDonnell of the Daily Mirror has an update on Evans' status:

Manchester United's official Twitter feed adds more detail:

Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 23

Chris Wheeler of The Daily Mail provides an update on Jonny Evans' injury and recovery:

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Jonny Evans deals Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal another blow as defensive injury woes mount up.

Northern Irish defender Jonny Evans could be out for a month

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Original Text

Manchester United's search for a clean bill of health in defence continues to pose an issue after Jonny Evans was forced off in the first half of Saturday's fixture against Leicester City.

The Northern Irishman limped off against the Foxes with Chris Smalling coming on as his replacement, per the club's official Twitter account:

Following the match, Manchester United provided a statement from manager Louis van Gaal discussing Evans' injury:

There's no estimation as of yet regarding the extent of Evans' ailment, but the likes of recent academy graduate Tyler Blackett and new arrival Marcos Rojo will be expected to play more prominent roles in his stead.