The 26-year-old suffered a knee ligament injury during Sunday’s 3-0 win over West Ham and is “expected to be out for at least eight weeks”, the northern English club wrote on their website Internet.
The Argentinian international, injured in one foot in September, returned in mid-January after four months of absence which had damaged Manchester United’s defense. Last season, he formed the starting central hinge with Raphaël Varane.