Which Manchester United players will miss which Premier League games because of AFCON 2023?
As happens every couple of years, clubs in most European countries will soon be lamenting the timing of the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which will confusingly be played in 2024. The tournament will take place in the Ivory Coast between 13 January and 11 February , right in the middle domestic seasons across the continent. Some, including Premier League and Champions League holders Manchester City, will not be affected, while others, including neighbours Manchester United, will have their rosters weakened for at least a few weeks. Red Devils’ poor start in the Premier League and Champions League The Red Devils have hardly had their problems to seek in the first few months of the season. On the field, they have lost eight of their first 18 league games , leaving them in eighth place in the table, while they are already out of Europe after finishing bottom of their Champions League group. Off the field, manager Erik Ten Hag has had a number of disciplinary issues to contend w...