Ruben Amorim Breaks Silence on Bruno Fernandes Injury & His Availability vs Wolves

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has offered a worrying update on Bruno Fernandes Injury and his availability for the Man United vs Wolves clash. The Portuguese playmaker picked up a hamstring injury during their 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the English Premier League last Sunday as United's injury woes deepened. They play Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford on 30 December for their last official game of the year as their top-flight campaign continues to blow hot and cold.

The Red Devils are currently on sixth place with 29 points from 18 games, having won only a third of their matches in the competition. More worryingly, United are currently out of contention for European spots again as going another year without continental football could be disastrous for them and coach Ruben Amorim after having missed out on the same for 2025-26 season owing to a lowly 15th-place finish in the Premier League last season.

At the weekend, a semblance of normalcy returned to Old Trafford as Man United beat Newcastle United 1-0 with Patrick Dorgu netting the only goal of the game in the 24th minute. It was only their eighth top-flight win of the season and a first league triumph at home in four outings. Before wrapping up a miserable year, the Red Devils will be hoping for a positive outcome on Tuesday against bottom-dwellers Wolves, who are yet to win a single game in the Premier League this season and look destined to drop into the Championship next summer. Here's the latest update on Bruno Fernandes injury given by the manager in the pre-match conference.

Bruno Fernandes Injury Update

Ahead of Man United vs Wolves, there was a Ruben Amorim press conference wherein the manager fielded a few questions from journalists. He admitted that Fernandes would take “a while” to recover on the sidelines. He is expected to return for the side towards the end of January 2026, which implies that Fernandes will be away for another month at least.

That means the talismanic playmaker who is among the best midfielders in Premier League 2025 will likely sit out of their FA Cup tie with Brighton on 11 January and the Premier League derby against Manchester City, a week later.

However, the Portugal international could be available for their daunting trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal on 25 February. Besides him, United are facing a few other injury concerns as Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo, Nous Mazraoui and Kobbie Mainoo are either sidelined with injuries or have gone to participate in AFCON. Amorim revealed all of them will be available in three weeks' time.