Ashley Young to undergo operation on 'severe groin injury'

 

The 30-year-old suffered the injury in Sunday's win over Liverpool and now requires surgery before making a comeback.

Manchester United have confirmed that Ashley Young requires a groin operation, with Louis van Gaal admitting that the winger will be sidelined for "a long time".

The 30-year-old, who has made 23 appearances in all competitions this season, suffered the injury in the first half of United's 1-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday.

Young now joins Antonio Valencia, Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones on the sidelines ahead of United's clash with Southampton on Saturday.

Louis van Gaal tells #MUTV Ashley Young has a severe groin injury and will be operated on. The #mufc winger will be out for "a long time."

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 22, 2016

"Ashley Young has a severe groin injury, it shall be operated on, so he’s for a long time gone," van Gaal told MUTV.

"It’s unbelievable, but we’re not lucky with that. [Phil] Jones and [Bastian] Schweinsteiger cannot come back this weekend. You can count it and we have seven injuries."