Manchester United wonderkid back in full training after horror injury as manager gives possible return date
The latest Man Utd injury news and possible return date for a talented teenager.
Sekou Kone is back in full training with the Manchester United youth team and could return to action after the November international break.
The 19-year-old has not played since he fractured his eye socket in a National League Cup match against Tamworth in August that was subsequently abandoned. Kone went down following a clash of heads in his own box and was unable to continue any further. He initially got back onto his feet before he was advised to stay down by medical staff, as his injury was properly assessed.
After a lengthy stoppage in play, Kone was stretchered off the pitch with a mask held to his face before it was confirmed the match would have to be abandoned due to an ambulance shortage. The only available ambulance was used to take the teenager to the hospital, and rules state a match can not continue if there is not another ambulance at the ground as a precaution.
Sekou Kone injury latest
It was later confirmed Sekou Kone had fractured his eye socket in Manchester United's abandoned clash with Tamworth and would likely have to return to action with a protective mask.
The Mali youth international won't be involved when United U21s face Notts County in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday night, but could feature for them after the upcoming international break. United U21s face Solihull Moors in the National League Cup on 25 November and Anderlecht in the Premier League International Cup on 2 December.
"He is back in full training," U21 boss Travis Binnion said after the defeat to Blackburn Rovers over the weekend. "We will get a body of training back into him, with contact. He has not been able to do contact, which limits the work we can do. After the international break, we think he will be ready to play. That will be good."
United completed the signing of the teenage midfielder from Malian side Guidars FC on the transfer deadline day of the summer window last year, for an initial fixed fee in the region of £1.2 million, with a number of performance-related add-ons also included. He was named on the first-team bench three times last season for Premier League away matches against Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Nottingham Forest.
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