The Blades have endured a miserable campaign, and are rooted to the foot of the Premier League table.
Barring some kind of miraculous escape, they look destined for relegation in the coming weeks, but it’s hard to deny the impact that losing key players like Jack O’Connell, Jack Robinson, and Sander Berge have had one a side who were so impressive last season.
Currently, United have seven players out injured – the joint-fourth-highest tally in the Premier League – but how have their fared over the course of the entire season compared to their top flight rivals?
We’ve taken a look at the total number of matches that players at each Premier League club have missed this term to determine who’s really had the worst luck in 2020/21…
*All data courtesy of Transfermarkt.
![Total matches missed: 55
Players injured: 13
Longest absence: Arthur Masuaku
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1. West Ham
Total matches missed: 55 Players injured: 13 Longest absence: Arthur Masuaku (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Photo: Justin Setterfield
![Total matches missed: 62
Players injured: 13
Longest absence: Giovani Lo Celso
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2. Tottenham Hotspur
Total matches missed: 62 Players injured: 13 Longest absence: Giovani Lo Celso (Photo by Jon Super - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool
![Total matches missed: 63
Players injured: 14
Longest absence: Hal Robson-Kanu
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3. West Brom
Total matches missed: 63 Players injured: 14 Longest absence: Hal Robson-Kanu (Photo by LAURENCE GRIFFITHS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: LAURENCE GRIFFITHS
![Total matches missed: 71
Players injured: 15
Longest absence: Phil Jones
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4. Manchester United
Total matches missed: 71 Players injured: 15 Longest absence: Phil Jones (Photo by Andy Rain - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool