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Worrying trend emerging in Premier League as situation at Manchester United nudges record closer

Billy Meyers
Billy Meyers

The Premier League is not what it used to be – nor are Manchester United.

As things stand, the Red Devils sit 13th in the Premier League with just eight wins from🍷 24 games, one place above another struggling side in Tottenham, who languish down in 14th during a strange time where Nottinꦑgham Forest and Bournemouth are battling for UEFA Champions League qualification instead.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
12 Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace24 7 9 8 28 30 -2 30
13 Man UtdManchester United24 8 5 11 28 34 -6 29
14 TottenhamTottenham24 8 3 13 48 37 11 27

Ruben Amorim has been hit by a few injuries, with Mason Mount and Luke Shaw rarely available, while Ange Postecoglou is also without many key men, such as Cristian Romero, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Jo🐷hnson, Destiny Udogie, Guglielmo Vicario and others.

Manchester United and Tottenham both have a player missing with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) too in Lisandro Martinez and Radu Dragusin – injuries which have pushed us close to seeing a quite concer🐲ning record broken in the Premier League.

Lisandro Martinez injury the latest in concerning trend

ACL damage used to be a rarity in the Premier League,🌃 but for some reason, it is happening more frequently than ever.

After Martinez – who Amad Diallo loves – suffered a serious knee injury against Crystal Palace on Sunday, the Argꦆentine became the 11th player to have such an injury inflicted u🧸pon him this season.

  • Radu Dragusin
  • Lisandro Martinez
  • Chadi Riad
  • Wes Burns
  • Enes Unal
  • Gabriel Jesus
  • Orel Mangala
  • Sasa Kalajdzic
  • Yerson Mosquera
  • Jamaal Lascelles
  • Abdul Fatawu Issahaku

The record for ACL injuries in one Premier League season stands at 12 – seen in the 2016/17 campaign – so it is quite concerning to see 11 occur already, just halfway thr🐈ough this term.

What is an ACL?

ACL stands for Anterior Cruci𒈔ate Ligament and is located within the knee. A short but thick ligament roughly the same size as a little finger th🌼at is attached to the thigh bone and the shin bone.

Photo by Alex Dodd - CameraSport via Getty Images
Photo by Alex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images

Why ACL injuries are on the rise in the Premier League

Some 𒈔might put it down to misfortunate, but the numbers do not lie – there is a reason for the rising volume ꦡof ACL injuries.

FIFPRO have reported that an increased workload in football – due to a rise in the amount of games per season – travel and insufficient rest have all contributed to higher injury rates in t🌺he modern era.