Louis
van Gaal's patched-up team crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday when
they lost 3-2 in Wolfsburg.
Rojo, along with six
other first-team players including captain Wayne Rooney,
missed the match at the Volkswagen Arena.Last week, the Argentina
defender dislocated his left shoulder after a bad fall in training. It was the
same injury he suffered in the 1-0 defeat at Manchester City last
season.
Van Gaal hoped Rojo would
not require surgery, but the defender confirmed on Wednesday morning he had
gone under the knife.
Alongside a picture of
him in a hospital bed, he wrote on Instagram: "My operation was a success.
Thank you to my beautiful wife, always with me. Thank you everyone for your
messages of love and support."
Van Gaal is likely to reveal
for how long he will be without Rojo at his pre-match press conference on
Friday.
The Dutchman was without
Rojo, Rooney (ankle), Morgan
Schneiderlin (hip), Ander Herrera(hamstring), Phil Jones (ankle),
Luke Shaw (broken leg) and Antonio Valencia (foot)
for the loss in Germany.
To make matters worse, Matteo Darmian pulled
his hamstring in Wolfsburg and Chris Smalling suffered
a groin strain in the defeat. Both are likely to miss Saturday's match at
Bournemouth.
Bastian
Schweinsteiger is 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. The German has until noon on
Thursday to decide whether he wants to contest the Football Association's
charge of violent conduct.
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