The pair suffered injuries in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Luton Town and were both forced to be substituted. They have been left out of Denmark’s squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Slovenia and Northern Ireland.

United confirmed in a statement that Eriksen has a knee ailment that will keep him out for a month, while £72 million attacker Hjlund has a muscle strain and is likely to return before the end of November.

This might knock Hjlund out of the Premier League trip to Everton on November 26 and even the critical Champions League away game against Galatasaray on November 29. Marcus Rashford has already been sidelined for the crucial match in Turkey following his red card against Copenhagen in United’s most recent European appearance. Eriksen would be out for six games if he missed a month.

Erik ten Hag has been plagued by injuries throughout this disappointing season. Eriksen and Hjlund join Casemiro, Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martnez, Tyrell Malacia, and Jonny Evans on the injured list, while Jadon Sancho remains unavailable for first-team action following his spat with Ten Hag.