Manchester United boas, Erik ten Hag has confirmed Anthony Martial will not play against Southampton on Saturday.
He also suggested that new signing Casemiro will make his debut for the club.
Martial was fit enough to come in the second half of their win over Liverpool on Monday night and impressed after replacing Anthony Elanga.
But the Frenchman’s season has encountered another setback, however, with the 26-year-old once against pulling up in training.
In better news for Manchester United, new signing Casemiro is in line to make his debut for the Premier League club following his £70m move from Real Madrid.
“Casemiro is fit. He did all of the training sessions. He trained first individually and, the last days, he trained with the team.
“Anthony Martial is not fit. He came out with a problem on his Achilles, [coming] out of the game, so we have to wait.
“I cannot tell a prognosis on how long it takes but we hope he will be available for the next game [Leicester],” he said.
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