MANCHESTER UNITED were dealt a huge blow after Scott McTominay went off injured during the first-half of the crunch clash at Arsenal.
The Scottish midfielder, 24, has been a mainstay in the heart of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s midfield this season.
But McTominay went off clutching his stomach just over half an hour into the massive game at the Emirates.
The United midfielder appeared to be struggling for much of the first-half, with his mobility clearly hampered.
McTominay was eventually replaced by Anthony Martial, who had been dropped in favour of Edinson Cavani for the London showdown.
Paul Pogba – who had started in a wide position – slipped back into McTominay’s role with the game evenly poised at 0-0.
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Interestingly, Solskjaer opted for Martial instead of Donny van de Beek – a more like-for-like option.
Van de Beek came off the bench during the 2-1 loss to Sheffield United.
That game was his first appearance in the Premier League since the December 20 thumping of Leeds.
But he was snubbed in favour of Martial in a bold move from Solskjaer at the Emirates.
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Meanwhile, United were given a boost earlier on Saturday after new-boy Amad Diallo scored twice for the Under-23s.
Diallo, 18, starred in a 6-3 win over Liverpool, even netting a cheeky Panenka penalty.
The winger completed his move from Atalanta earlier this month and recently enjoyed his first training session at United.
