Raphael Varane faces a 24-hour wait to discover whether he will play in next month’s World Cup with France after leaving the field in tears following a 60th minute injury during Manchester United‘s 1-1 draw at Chelsea.
The 29-year-old defender appeared to injure his knee while attempting to cut out a pass to Chelsea forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and received lengthy treatment on the pitch before being replaced by substitute Victor Lindelof.
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And although the former Real Madrid centre-half was able to walk off the pitch having rejected the offer of a stretcher, the 2018 World Cup winner was visibly distressed as he limped around the perimeter before speaking to manager Erik ten Hag on the touchline.
Speaking after the game, Ten Hag said that it was too soon to assess the full extent of the injury with Varane likely to discover the severity on Sunday.
