Jose Mourinho admitted that Zlatan Ibrahimovic's return to Manchester United will have to wait another month.
The sniper, who has been recovering from a knee injury for a long time, only returned to the field in December, but that's not the end of it.
The 36-year-old veteran only reminded himself of his own shadow in the match against Burnley, and the clash with Southampton was not registered at all.
"He won't be back for a month," - Mourinho said after yesterday's match.
"The same situation (knee injury - ed. note)," - these are the coach's words quoted by BBC. "A huge problem. He is 36 years old and has an injured knee."
The Manchester team may also lose their main striker Romelu Lukaku, who was substituted just 15 minutes after a collision.
"I don't know, bad news usually comes immediately, but in this case it didn't come," - added Mourinho.
"Nevertheless, it's a clear problem. We lost him today and, I would say, for at least two more matches."
Manchester United, without their strikers, will have a tough time. The second place in the Premier League has already been taken from the "Red Devils" by Chelsea from London.