Why doesn't Richarlison play against Manchester United? Tottenham without versatile striker at Old Trafford
Tottenham will be without Richarlison as they travel north to face Manchester United this weekend.
Spurs make the trip to the red half of Manchester as they look for back-to-back league wins and a first away win.
However, they will do it without the talent of richarlison.
The Brazilian international has only played two games Ange Postecoglou's side this year, and you would argue Tottenham They are losing their unique abilities.
Unfortunately, he is currently injured.
Why doesn't Richarlison play against Man United?
Richarlison has only appeared for 25 minutes of league action this season.
He was a substitute in Spurs' first two games against Leicester and Everton, but has not been seen since.
The former Toffees striker had to retire from international duty in early September when he suffered an unspecified injury.
This issue left him out of Spurs' 2-1 defeat to Newcastle at the end of August.
Since then, Tottenham has also been left without a new striker. Dominic Solankeleaving Postecoglou's men short in attacking positions.
This injury he has suffered is strange because Tottenham and Postecoglou have refused to reveal what it is, so we have no real timetable for his return.
But judging by his manager's most recent comments about the striker, he won't be back anytime soon.
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Speaking about the striker, he said: “He's quite far away, I think you should stop asking me about him until I give you a little update.
“He hasn't trained with the first team yet, so he's still a bit off.”
Last season, Richarlison and Son Heung-min He alternated as Spurs' main forward and the Brazilian enjoyed a good campaign.
In 28 Premier League games, he scored 11 goals, his best result since leaving Everton for Spurs in the summer of 2022.
Unfortunately, he missed nine games due to injury, including the final three games of the season with a hamstring issue.
This caused him to miss the Copa América and although he returned briefly, he is now out again and could be unavailable for some time.
