Marcos Rojo surgery ‘a success’ as Manchester United star rests up in hospital

Marcos Rojo has undergone successful surgery on dislocated shoulder
Manchester United out of Champions League after defeat by Wolfsburg
Chris Smalling and Matteo Darmian joined seven players on injury list

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13:14 GMT, 9 December 2015

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15:13 GMT, 9 December 2015

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Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo is on the road to recovery after having successful surgery on the shoulder he dislocated during training earlier this month.

The Argentina international shared an Instagram picture from his hospital bed after the operation, accompanied by the caption: ‘My operation was a success. Thank you to my beautiful wife, always with me. Thank you everyone for your messages of love and support.’

Rojo’s bedside table was littered with his first meal following the procedure, which included cheese and crackers and a ham sandwich with a choice of tea, water and orange juice to drink.

Marcos Rojo poses post surgery in front of a bedside table crowded with hospital food

The Manchester United defender poses with his wife Eugenia Lusardo (left) after the operation

The Argentine dislocated the same shoulder he injured during the Manchester derby last November

Rojo receives oxygen before being taken off the pitch with an injury that sidelined him for four months

MANCHESTER UNITED INJURIES

Wayne Rooney (ankle)

Marcos Rojo (shoulder)

Chris Smalling (groin)

Matteo Darmian (hamstring)

Morgan Schneiderlin (hip)

Ander Herrera (hamstring)

Phil Jones (ankle)

Luke Shaw (broken leg)

Antonio Valencia (foot)

Rojo’s wife Eugenia Lusardo also shared a picture of the pair taken from his hospital bed, with the caption: ‘I love my eugelusardo… and slightly numb haha but good!’

The 25-year-old injured his left shoulder during a training session on December 3 – it was the same injury he sustained during the Manchester derby 13 months ago, which kept him sidelined for four months but did not require an operation.

The versatile defender will not return to Champions League football, however, after United were eliminated from the competition following a 3-2 defeat by Wolfsburg in their final Group B game on Tuesday – condemning them to the derided Europa League.

Rojo missed Tuesday’s game along with six other first team players including captain Wayne Rooney – while Matteo Darmian and Chris Smalling also picked up strains during the match at the Volswagen Arena.

With Bastian Schweinsteiger also facing a possible three-match ban for an alleged elbow on Winston Reid in United’s 0-0 draw versus West Ham last weekend, Louis van Gaal is facing a possible injury crisis as he attempts to quieten fans disgruntled by the team’s recent results and low scoring performances.

Despite admitting that United had taken ‘a backward step’ after their Champions League exit, Van Gaal still insists that progress had been made during his time at the club.

Louis van Gaal is facing an injury crisis with nine first team players out following their Champions League exit

Chris Smalling limps off with a groin injury following United’s 3-2 defeat by Wolfsburg in Germany

Italy full-back Matteo Darmian is also expected to be ruled out for a few weeks after pulling his hamstring

He said: ‘At the moment I cannot defend myself because we are out of the Champions League. Everyone word that I say is the wrong word.

‘But when you see the facts we went further in the Capital One Cup, qualified for Champions League group, we have played all these matches, and are still in a very good position in the league.

‘The facts say we are better than last year. That’s my answer because I can only give facts.