Raphael Varane is forced off during Manchester United’s Champions League clash with Atalanta 

Manchester United suffered another injury blow after Raphael Varane was forced off injured during their Champions League clash with Atlanta on Tuesday night. 

The French defender went down in the 38th minute of the game and received medical attention on the pitch. He initially claimed he could continue on, but later signalled to the bench to be substituted. 

As a result, Mason Greenwood was brought on and Manchester United reverted to a back four formation against the Serie A side. 

Manchester United suffered another injury blow after Raphael Varane was forced off injured during their Champions League clash with Atlanta on Tuesday night

The news will come as a substantial blow for Manchester United – who had just seen Varane return to their squad after recovering from a quad injury.   

Varane sustained the injury while away on international duty with France last month and missed out on United’s Premier League fixture against Liverpool as a result. 

He picked up the injury by lengthening his stride to cut out a low cross from Gavi during France’s game against Spain. 

It seemed innocuous but the United centre-half signalled towards the bench immediately as he sat on the floor asking for treatment.

The injury came as a substantial blow for Manchester United – considering they paid £40million to attain his services from Real Madrid over summer.  

Varane did, however, return to action for United against Tottenham on the weekend and started their Champions League fixture against Atlanta. 

The return of Varane was vital for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer considering Victor Lindelof was ruled out injured after picking up as knock in training. Solskjaer was also forced to start Eric Bailly in defence on Tuesday night.  

The United manager will now face a headache head of Saturday’s home clash with Manchester City at Old Trafford.