Ahead of tomorrow’s Europa League match against Omonia and this weekend’s Premier League match against Newcastle United, a senior Manchester United player has been training alone.
Erik ten Hag has already seen several top players sidelined this season due to injuries.
Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial and Donny van de Beek have been the most notable members of the squad to have been absent from first-team action for a number of games.
PA’s Simon Peach has revealed that one of the most key players in the starting eleven has been cut off from the rest of the first team training session at Carrington today.
United host Neil Lennon’s Greek Cypriot side Omonia at Old Trafford at 20:00 BST tomorrow night.
However, Raphaël Varane is not expected to feature in the European clash.
Varane was substituted before half-time during the Manchester derby ten days ago but was brought on towards the end of United’s subsequent victory against Everton on Sunday.
He currently suffers from a sprained ankle.
Varane has already missed 104 days (19 games) of his short United career through injury or illness.
The Frenchman had started the season in top form by striking up an excellent partnership with new signing Lisandro Martínez.
Before City’s defeat, Varane and Martínez had only conceded two goals when they were drawn together in all competitions (five matches).
Varane’s physicality, experience, and reading of the game had begun to become intrinsic to Ten Hag’s desired style of play, as well as the rather youthful backline.
Although Varane has been training alone today, Ten Hag hopes there will be enough respite for him to regain sufficient fitness and well-being and rejoin the fold on Sunday against Newcastle fit.
Newcastle will most likely be reinvigorated after Saturday’s 5-1 thrashing of Brentford – Varane’s possible absence from the match would only boost their confidence. 
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