Marouane Fellaini to miss all of Manchester United's Christmas and New Year fixtures with rib injury

 

Manchester United will be without Marouane Fellaini for the remainder of Christmas and New Year after it emerged the Belgian has a rib injury.

United manager Louis van Gaal has put Fellaini’s absence from the squad down to a mystery ‘virus’, revealing after Friday's win at home to Newcastle that the giant midfielder would not figure against Tottenham on Sunday.

However it is understood that Fellaini is also nursing injured ribs suffered in the win against Liverpool a fortnight ago and it is this that is expected to side line the former Everton player a little longer. [DailyMail]

United were well on top at White Hart Lane but finish 2014 with a point after drawing 0-0 with Tottenham.