Manuel Neuer's injury could be worse than expected

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Lewis Ambrose·3 February 2019

Manuel Neuer's injury could be worse than expected

It seems Bayern Munich could be without goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for a little while.

The German number one missed the team’s 3-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday after injuring his hand in training.

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When quizzed on the injury by Sky Sports before the game, Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzić gave little away.

“We hope it doesn’t last too long,” he answered.

“We’ll take it day by day and decide from game to game.”

However, the 42-year-old would not reveal more about the issue.

On Sunday, Bild report that Neuer was involved in training the day after the defeat … but not as a goalkeeper.

Manuel Neuer was on the pitch today and worked with the outfield players, but he was not able to do the goalkeeping training. Neuer was wearing a plastic splint on his injured thumb. It's not yet clear whether he will be able to play on Wednesday, but he wants to be ready [Bild]
– Sunday, 3 February 2019

Wearing no gloves and a plastic splint on his right hand, the Bayern captain joined in with his team-mates usual routines until it was time for a match, which he watched from the sidelines.

Sven Ulreich may be needed in goal for a little while longer.

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