Manchester United defender Harry Maguire suffered a nasty injury in a collision with Everton's Thierno Barry just two minutes into Sunday's Premier League clash at Goodison Park. The incident occurred when both players jumped for the ball and collided, causing blood to pour from Maguire's nose. There were initial fears that Maguire had broken his nose, but he surprisingly decided to continue playing despite medical staff tending to him. Manchester United were already dealing with several injuries, including four absent players, before this incident occurred.
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire suffered a serious injury just two minutes into their Premier League match against Everton on Sunday. He was hurt when he collided with Thierno Barry, an Everton striker, while both players jumped for the same ball and headed towards it. The impact caused blood to pour from Maguire's nose, but despite his injuries, he decided to continue playing. Manchester United's medical staff attended to him for several minutes before allowing him to stay on the field. This was a close call for the team, especially since they are already missing four injured players, including Amad Diallo, Carlos Baleba, Mattijs de Ligt, and Manuel Ugarte.
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire suffered a nasty injury less than two minutes into Sunday’s Premier League clash at Everton.
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Maguire → suffer → Everton
Maguire has came off second best in a collision with Everton striker Thierno Barry when the pair challenged for the ball.
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pair → come → ball
Barry and Maguire jumped for the same ball and the Everton man collided with the front of the defender’s face when attempting to head the ball.
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man → jump → ball
The defender immediately clutched his face, prompting fears of a broken nose, as Leny Yoro was sent to warm up.
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Yoro → clutch → nose
Maguire was attended to by Man Utd medical staff for several minutes, and blood could be seen pouring from his nose.
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blood → attend → nose
However, perhaps surprisingly, Maguire decided he could play on.
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he → decide → ?
Yoro sat back down on the substitutes' bench, with Michael Carrick avoiding another injury to his squad.
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Carrick → sit → squad
Mason Mount was named among the substitutes to mark his return to the matchday squad for the first time this season.
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Mount → mark → time
