England midfielder Ella Toone has been ruled out of Manchester United’s next two games due to a calf injury suffered in training.
Toone missed out on the matchday squad for United’s WSL visit to Leicester on Sunday – the first time in 96 league games she has not started for the Red Devils.
United manager Marc Skinner confirmed Toone will miss their midweek visit to Everton in the League Cup and the trip to WSL leaders Chelsea next Sunday.
Toone, 25, suffered the injury in Manchester United training on Friday.
It means she may miss out on being in the England squad for their friendlies in the upcoming international break.
“Yesterday in training Ella took a calf injury,” Skinner said.
“She was running and just felt something. She will miss the next two games, she will miss Everton and Chelsea, then we will speak later in the week to know the scale of it.
“Potentially [she will be available for England] – we don’t know that yet.”
England host USA in a friendly at Wembley on 30 November and face Switzerland three days later.
The news adds to the injury worries of England manager Sarina Wiegman, who will be without Lauren James for the fixtures while Lauren Hemp is a concern, having missed Manchester City’s last two games through injury.
United, who are fifth in the table, will hope to have Toone fit in time for their home game against Liverpool on 8 December following the international break.
Toone has struggled for form this season so far, failing to score in any of the six WSL matches in which she appeared for United.
