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Manchester United could be without Amad Diallo for the rest of the season after the winger suffered an ankle injury.
It is touch and go whether the Ivorian returns before the end of the campaign as manager Ruben Amorim, who is already without Lisandro Martinez until next season, has been hit with another injury blow.
Amad was injured in training this week, hurting his ligaments, and while United are still assessing him, the best-case scenario is that he will be sidelined for a number of weeks.
It leaves Amorim short of attacking options after loaning out both Marcus Rashford, to Aston Villa, and Antony, to Real Betis, during the winter transfer window.
Amorim is now deprived of his top scorer since taking over at Old Trafford.
Amad, who has scored six goals in Amorim’s reign, signed a five-and-a-half year contract in January, a reward for a winner in the Manchester derby and an equaliser against Liverpool.
He then scored his first hat-trick for the club to turn a 1-0 deficit to Southampton into a 3-1 win and, along with captain Bruno Fernandes, is the only player with more than one Premier League assist for United this season.
But his absence means Amorim takes a depleted squad to Tottenham on Sunday when, besides Martinez, United will also be without Luke Shaw, Jonny Evans and Mason Mount.
They are also waiting to see if Kobbie Mainoo, Toby Collyer and Manuel Ugarte are able to be involved.