Manchester United, who played out a 1-1 draw with Leicester City last weekend, are now third in the Premier League with 28 points from 14 games, six points and five places ahead of West Ham.
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The London side are awaiting the results of a scan to determine the full extent of the injury.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic prepared his players for the Manchester United tie at Old Trafford on Saturday (December 5) by declaring the Red Devils are “not a boring team”.
“We are waiting for the opinion of a couple of specialists”. He’s got a bit of history on that.
John Barnes is tipping Manchester United to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they host West Ham at Old Trafford on Saturday.. It’s not a light one unfortunately.
‘He has proved himself as a key player for us. Of course it’s a big blow.
Valencia completed the latest stage of his rehabilitation in his native Ecuador and he is expected to be back in action before the end of 2015. “It’s a good chance for the guys to step in”, Bilic said. It will definitely not be a couple of weeks so we are looking at four-to-eight weeks, maybe longer.
Carroll has been used largely off the bench this season as he builds up his fitness following ankle surgery, memorably heading the victor as a substitute against Chelsea in October.
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However, co-chairman David Sullivan insists they have an “unbreakable option” with Lanzini’s parent club and Bilic is confident West Ham will sign him permanently. “Andy has lifted our game when he’s come in for the last 20 or 30 minutes and now he needs to show that from the start”.
