Nigeria International Striker Left Out Of Club Brugge Squad To Face Manchester United

Published: February 25, 2020

Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge have been dealt a double injury blow ahead of their crucial Europa League round of 32 match against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Through their official website, manager Philippe Clement has unveiled a list of 22 players traveling to Manchester for the second leg tie and two players left out of the squad are Nigeria national-teamer Emmanuel Dennis and captain Ruud Vormer.

The Super Eagle has not sufficiently recovered from an undisclosed injury he suffered in last weekend's league game vs Sporting Charleroi.

The player who replaced him in the last domestic fixture, David Okereke, is one of six players classed as strikers named in the travel group and he'll compete with Percy Tau, Loïs Openda, Thomas Van Den Keybus, Michael Krmenčík and Siebe Schrijvers for a starting shirt in attack.

Needing a win or at least a 2-2 draw to progress to the round of 16, Club Brugge are undefeated in the ten matches Dennis has not tasted action this season, winning six and drawing four.

The former Zorya Luhansk man has registered four goals in European competitions this term including a memorable brace against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in October.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel