Tom Heaton ruled out for start of the season

Manchester United have announced that Tom Heaton will miss the first few weeks of the new season with injury, as per ManUtd.com.

The Reds kick off their 2023/24 Premier League season on Monday night, with Andre Onana set to make his competitive debut since joining the club from Inter Milan.

Heaton’s injury still throws a spanner in the works for Erik ten Hag because he now only has one senior goalkeeper because Dean Henderson is recovering from a thigh injury.

Meanwhile, Matej Kovar is on the verge of signing for Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen.

The injury to Heaton is also likely to scupper Henderson’s chances of a move this summer. It doesn’t help that Nottingham Forest have signed Matt Turner from Arsenal.

This may force Ten Hag and his recruitment team to speed up their pursuit for a new No.2 after missing out on Zion Suzuki.