Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained why defender Victor Lindelof was absent from the matchday squad picked to face Newcastle at St James' Park on Sunday.
The Swedish international had played every single minute of United's Premier League campaign up until Sunday's defeat, but wasn't even good for a spot on the bench for that ignominious encounter.
And, as Solskjaer explained, this was thanks to an injury he sustained in the dour draw with AZ Alkmaar on their artificial pitch in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Speaking to MUTV, the Norwegian revealed: "Victor and Jesse [Lingard] got injuries against Alkmaar on that pitch.