Man Utd lost both Lukaku and Ibrahimovic

Jose Mourinho confirmed that both of his strikers are injured and will be out for a long time.

Romelu Lukaku collided head-on with Southampton defender Wesley Hoedt during the match on the evening of December 30, and had to leave the field early in the first half. The Belgian striker was treated for about five minutes on the field, before being given oxygen and being stretchered off the field.

"I don't know his specific condition yet. I think everything is going normally, because if there is bad news, it will be reported immediately. But I haven't received any information," Jose Mourinho shared after the 0-0 draw with Southampton. "But when Lukaku is sent out by the doctors without thinking twice, from my experience, I think he will miss at least two matches."

Lukaku is not seriously injured. Photo: PA.

Lukaku's most likely replacement at centre-forward, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, is also injured and was not included in the squad for the match on the evening of December 30. This news was confirmed by Mourinho when he announced: "He will be out for about a month. The pain is in his knee. That's a big problem for Ibrahimovic because he is 36 years old and has just returned from injury."

Sky Sports said that Man Utd will definitely not be able to have the services of both strikers in the first match of 2018, against Everton."We started the game badly, without our main striker and without a good replacement on the bench," Mourinho said of his team's poor form. "We only had one replacement for the attack for the remaining 80 minutes."

Without their number one striker, Man Utd have gone four consecutive matches without a win and three consecutive draws in the Premier League. They therefore lost second place to Chelsea, after Antonio Conte's team beat Stoke City 5-0.

However, Man Utd do not seem to have any plans to strengthen their attack in the winter transfer market. "I really do not know the plan of the board of directors," Mourinho confided. "But I am satisfied with the attitude of the players. They are eager to fight, so I cannot criticize anything."

In the current Man Utd squad, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial can play as strikers. However, both have often drifted out to the wings in the first half of this season.

According to VNE