According to reports in England, Manchester United defender Rapahel Varane has been ruled out for a month after pulling his hamstring against Atlanta. The injury means that Varane would be out of action when his team faces Manchester City during their derby match on the weekend.

Details of Varane's hamstring injury

The Manchester United defender received a knock during the Champions League 2-2 draw with Atlanta. It was no doubt a distressing sight, particularly bearing in mind that he was just recovering from a groin injury a few days earlier.

Raphael Varane's recovery period

After medical scans were taken on the player, it was finalised that he would be out of action for games against Manchester City, Watford, Villarrael and Cheslea. Even after players return from the international break, Raphael Varane would still be absent for Manchester United's game against arch rivals Arsenal.

What the absence of Rapahel Varane would mean for Manchester United

Raphael Varane's absence would indeed be a huge miss for Manchester United. Particularly, considering the amount of goals the United side have conceded during his absence. In the absence of the French defender, Manchester United have conceded goals in three games. With five of those goals coming against Liverpool FCMore to that, Victor Lindelof would be unavailable for the game against City as well. Meaning Manchester United would no be able to line up with the magical back three against Manchester City.

Final thoughts

Raphael Varane is indeed an instrumental figure for Manchester United. Ever since he move from Real Madrid, he has easily become among the first picks of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team. It would be interesting to see how the Red Devils fare in his absence.