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

Updates from Sunday, Oct. 26

Manchester United confirm Ander Herrera is available to play today:

Updates from Friday, Oct. 24

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

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Manchester United's injury woes continue, as Ander Herrera is in doubt for Sunday's key clash against Chelsea.

Per Richard Jolly of ESPN FC, "Midfielder Herrera, meanwhile, was removed at half-time at the Hawthorns and replaced by Marouane Fellaini, who scored United's first equaliser. The Spaniard was making his comeback after suffering a cracked rib and played in a corset, but struggled to make an impact against West Brom."

Herrera has generally been quite good for United, with two goals, an assist and a 7.51 average match rating in five Premier League appearances, per WhoScored.com. He's given the squad an incisive passer in the midfield to pair with Angel Di Maria's blinding runs forward in support of the team's attackers.

United will need all hands on deck both against Chelsea and to recover from a slow start to the season that has them at sixth on the table but 12 points behind the Blues. A healthy Herrera is vital to this team's success, so getting him back to full health will be key.