Ander Herrera Injury: Updates on Manchester United Star's Back and Return

Updates from Monday, Oct. 20

Ander Herrera is starting today, Manchester United confirmed:

Updates from Friday, Oct. 17

Ander Herrera is willing to play with painkilling injections in order to boost Manchester United in Monday's trip to West Brom.

Ian Ladyman of the Mail Online reports the latest on the midfielder's rib injury:

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Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has an outside chance of making Monday’s Premier League trip to West Brom.

[...] Herrera has made rapid progress with his recovery and has told United boss Louis van Gaal that he can play against West Brom with a painkilling injection.

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Updates from Friday, Oct. 3

Manchester United's official Twitter feed provided an update on Herrera's status, courtesy of manager Louis van Gaal:

Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 30

Manchester United's official Twitter feed reported an update on Herrera's condition:

Herrera took to Facebook to discuss his injury:

Herrera also spoke about his injury on his Twitter account:

Fears are beginning to grow over the status of Ander Herrera's back injury, according to Jamie Jackson of the Guardian.

Herrera had to come off after 74 minutes in Manchester United's recent win over West Ham, and Jackson reports:

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Louis van Gaal is sweating on Ander Herrera’s back injury with Manchester United needing more time to determine its seriousness after postponing a planned statement on the club website regarding the problem on Monday evening.

[...] Concerns have since grown that the 25-year-old may have more of a problem than first thought.

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Original Text

Ander Herrera's match for Manchester United against West Ham United on Saturday came to an abrupt end, as the Spaniard had to be substituted after 74 minutes with what appeared to be a back injury.

The club's Twitter feed shared the news:

The midfielder was having an excellent match for the Red Devils and has arguably been their best player early in the 2014-15 season, bringing some stability to a group of midfielders that has struggled both with injury and form.

The Daily Mirror's David McDonnell noted United's injury list keeps growing, while Wayne Rooney will face a suspension for his red card against West Ham:

Rooney's loss will sting, but the Red Devils have the offensive depth to cope with his absence. The same can't be said for their midfielders, where the drop in quality behind Herrera would be significant. Fans must hope the Spaniard was taken off as a precaution, as they'll need him when they host Everton next Sunday.