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Leny Yoro joined Manchester United from Lille last month Manchester United's new £52m defender Leny Yoro has been ruled out for three months and striker Rasmus Hojlund will miss six weeks with injuries they suffered in Saturday’s pre-season game with Arsenal. Sources confirmed the news just over an hour before United’s 3-2 victory over La Liga side Real Betis in San Diego. Both men were forced off in the first half of the 2-1 defeat at the So Fi Stadium in Los Angeles. Yoro was filmed at United’s training base at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), on Tuesday wearing a protective boot and using crutches. That sparked fears of a major injury and those concerns have now been realised, with 18-year-old Yoro set to be out until the end of October. That would mean he misses nine Premier League games, including matches against Liverpool, Tottenham and Aston Villa, and the start of United’s Europa League and Carabao Cup campaigns. Yoro will have further tests when he returns to the UK to determine the precise extent of the problem, although he will stay with the United party for the remainder of their US trip, which concludes against Liverpool in Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday. Hojlund scored United’s opener at the weekend but he succumbed to a hamstring problem and will be sidelined until after the September international break, meaning he will miss the Liverpool game at Old Trafford on 1 September. It remains to be seen whether the news injects fresh life into ongoing efforts to sign Jarred Branthwaite from Everton or Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich given previous United approaches for both players already this summer. Latest Manchester United news, analysis and fan views Get Man Utd news notifications Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Olympics 2024: Great Britain win rowing silver in men's pair, plus diving final Transfer news, pre-season updates & Ten Hag interview Biles at brilliant best as curtain comes down on Murray's career An award-winning coming-of-age love story Lifeguarding at the local pool, Jade and Collette float into a new romance together Fresh drama from the creator of Peaky Blinders Feuds, family and fierce music from acclaimed screenwriter Steven Knight What secrets will this 17th century galleon reveal? Video What secrets will this 17th century galleon reveal? The Vasa, the majestic Swedish galleon, sank just after setting off on her maiden voyage Benedict Cumberbatch stars in a historical spy drama. Video Benedict Cumberbatch stars in a historical spy drama Salesman Greville Wynne is recruited to infiltrate Cold War Moscow What's happening and when at the Paris Olympics? 'Tears everywhere as British icon Murray departs' Ten Hag Q&A: Man Utd boss has 'left behind' job review 'Incredible! ' Biles' floor routine cements all-around gold. Video'Incredible! ' Biles' floor routine cements all-around gold The moment Murray's tennis career came to an end. Video The moment Murray's tennis career came to an end 51 moves and going strong at 45 - meet football's ultimate journeyman 'Celtic hold all the aces at home amid clamour for more ambition' Glover and women's four pipped to Olympic gold. Video Glover and women's four pipped to Olympic gold Three things we learned from Arsenal's America tour 'Compelling on and off court' - a decade on tour with Murray 'Key must approach Mc Cullum about England white-ball job' 'I have never seen anything like that' - Yee's sprint wins GB gold. Video'I have never seen anything like that' - Yee's sprint wins GB gold Is this the photo of the Paris 2024 Olympics? Zaha & Stormzy - the non-league club with superstar owners When do European leagues start for 2024-25 season? Who are Team GB's medal winners at Paris 2024? © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.