Amadou Onana, Andre Gomes and Dele Alli absent from Everton’s match against Manchester United Sean Dyche has confirmed that Everton will be without three first-team midfielders for their Premier League match against Manchester United on Sunday.
Amadou Onana missed the international break with a calf problem and did not train this week.
As a result, he will miss the match while Andre Gomes and Dele Alli are still unavailable despite returning to the field. Seamus Coleman, Ben Godfrey and Michael Keane are all available to play after featuring for the reserves in midweek, although Dyche is yet to decide on his team.
View tweet“I don’t think Amadou [Onana]’s calf will be okay, it still hurts,” he said. “Ben [Godfrey], Seamus [Coleman] and Keano all played during the week and got minutes. Seamus escaped without any problems. I think when you have a long-term injury the 90 minutes is the last step, so I’m sure he’ll still be there.
He is well trained.“André (Gomes) is back on the pitch with us, which is good. He’s had a very frustrating season so far. He needs a little time – he needs games of course – but he’s back. ‘It’s good to see Dele (Alli) back on the grass.
In terms of sports science, things are still uncertain at the moment – in terms of the fact that he won’t be joining us, but he has done some warm-ups – and he just feels at home again.
It’s really nice if we can get him back into shape.BlowLosing Onana for the match is certainly a blow to Everton, especially when we find ourselves in the position we are in now following the ten point penalty.
The fitness of our best players has been a major reason for the excellent form in recent weeks, and Onana has found a perfect role in Dyche’s team, improving his performances.
His energy and quality on the ball, as well as his tackling and aggression, were excellent and, while Idrissa Gueye is by no means a bad backup option, there is still a big difference in level between the two.
Other than that, our team is in a good position, which is always good to hear after an international break, so hopefully Dyche can pick the right team to get all three points.
We desperately need them and with the fans likely to be ready for the game and the atmosphere at Goodison Park being electric, there will be no excuse for the players not to be excited and keen to go too.
