Manuel Neuer, Serge Gnabry join Bayern Munich’s long injury list
Manuel Neuer, Serge Gnabry join Bayern Munich’s long injury list
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany confirmed club captain Manuel Neuer and forward Serge Gnabry will miss the side’s Saturday’s clash with Heidenheim,
“Serge won’t be there, Manu won’t be there,” Kompany told reporters on Friday. The 38-year-old goalkeeper failed to take part in training on Friday, with the manager not indicating when he would return.
Neuer and Gnabry join England captain Harry Kane, Joao Palhinha, Josip Stanisic and Hiroki Ito in Bayern’s long injury list
Earlier this week, Neuer picked up the first red card of his 866-game career in his side’s German Cup loss to Bayer Leverkusen. Israel goalkeeper Daniel Peretz replaced Neuer to make his Bayern debut.
With usual back-up goalie Sven Ulreich still missing due to personal leave, Kompany confirmed Peretz would take the field on Saturday.
Speaking about Kane’s hamstring injury, Kompany said, ”It looks good. The way it’s going now, it looks like he could play one or two games in the calendar year, if everything goes well.”
Despite Tuesday’s German Cup elimination, Bayern is unbeaten in the league and is currently four points clear of second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt at the top of the Bundesliga table.
