Cunha is expected to play against Manchester City! Manchester United is cursed by injury, and the Wolf King is injured for a year and a half.

In the Premier League match where Manchester United beat Burnley 3-2 last Saturday, £62.5 million new player Mattus Cunia only played 31 minutes before leaving the court due to injury. The 26-year-old Brazilian striker was considered to have a tendon strain and therefore withdrew from the Brazilian roster this international match day.

At first, British media worried that Cunha might be absent for a long time and could not play in strong teams such as Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool. But a Carrington source disclosed this week that preliminary scans showed that the new player introduced by Manchester United in the summer window was not as serious as expected.

According to the severity of the injury, hamstring injuries are usually divided into three categories: first-level, second-level or third-level. First-degree injuries usually only take two to four weeks to recover, and Manchester United hopes that Cunha is the lightest one, which means only half a month off, because of the existence of international match days, which will mean that the "Wolf King" will not miss any games.

Manchester United's next Premier League round is to play against Manchester City on September 14. If Cunha is injured and missed for two weeks, he can just come back before the Manchester derby. It is reported that Cunia stayed in Carrington this week and underwent mild upper limb fitness training. This is a common rehabilitation training arrangement for players with tendon strains. Because the lower limbs need to rest, they can only exercise their upper body.

However, there is no official confirmation of the degree and type of injury of Cunya, but Cunya himself thanked Manchester United fans on social media for the comments and promised that he would "come back soon." This further confirms that Cunia's injury was not as severe as originally expected.

Cunha posted many photos of his injury and Manchester United celebrating his victory at Old Trafford Stadium, and commented: "What an incredible environment, it's great to be here. I will return soon, always with joy and gratitude. Thank you for all the information."

Although Cunha has not scored or assisted this season, he performed quite outstandingly in the game, especially his breakthrough was sharp, and he did not show the "walking emperor" problem that the outside world had once worried about, and played very positively. Celebrity Roy Keane also praised him for looking like a traditional Manchester United player: "I think Cunya is excellent. He was injured last weekend, and I hope the injury is not too serious. He has a good aura, looks like a Manchester United player, and can surpass him. Mbemo will also be very successful, I like him. As for Shesco, he doesn't play much, so it's too early to evaluate it now."

Ruben Amorin definitely hopes Cunya can recover as soon as possible, because Manchester United is about to usher in some important games. After the international match day, the Red Devils will not only play against Manchester City. He will also face Chelsea at Old Trafford in a week. If Cunia is unable to participate in the next game, British media predicts that Seshko or Kobe Meno may replace him in the starting lineup.

But the Manchester United coach must also pray that the team's injury curse will not work anymore. Take Cunia as an example. He played for the Wolves for a season last season and was injured after only 4 games after coming to the Red Devils. Data shows that Cunya's last injury was in February 2024, which was his only injury in Wolves. The last injury to the "Wolf King" was in Atletico Madrid in September 2022.

However, Cunya was injured last time, and he was strangled, causing him to miss 49 days from February to March 2024 and missed 7 games.