Manchester Uniteds problems this season have been well publicised as they finished a disappointing sixth in the Premier League.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has his work cut out during the summer to overhaul his squad and reports suggest he is close to his first signing Swanseas Daniel James.
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Man United 61Tottenham 42Liverpool 37Huddersfield 36Newcastle 36Arsenal 35Cardiff 35Man City 35Bournemouth 33Watford 33Crystal Palace 30Chelsea 29Southampton 28Everton 27West Ham 27Burnley 25Brighton 22Fulham 19Leicester 13Wolves 5Liverpool were in third on 37, while the top five were rounded off by Huddersfield and Newcastle, both with 36.At the other end of the spectrum, Wolves suffered just five injuries in their spectacular season and Leicester had just 13.Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial had five injury layoffs each.Uniteds players were out for a combined total of 1,392 days the highest in the league.Number of days lost to injury in the 2018/19 season
Man United 1,392Arsenal 1,316West Ham 1,237Tottenham 1,140Man City 1,134Bournemouth 1,108Cardiff 1,075Newcastle 1,051Huddersfield 1,039Southampton 873Watford 853Burnley 809Liverpool 801Crystal Palace 777Brighton 770Fulham 714Everton 557Chelsea 466Leicester 461Wolves – 88Arsenal may have had just 35 injuries, but they came second in total days lost with 1,316 and West Ham losing 1,237 days.Ben Dinnery, owner of Premier Injuries Limited, told The Sun: Continuity helps to establish consistency.And given the sheer volume of injuries United have had to cope with, its not surprising performances were affected on the pitch.Players who werent fully fit were required to play. Chris Smalling is a good example, with a toe injury which ultimately saw him miss close to two months after weeks of pain-killing injections.Sanchezs ongoing issues have been well-documented while those players who were involved in the latter stages of the World Cup (Lingard, Lukaku and Fellaini) suffered injuries at pivotal points throughout the season.
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