Manchester United's head of sports medicine Gary O’Driscoll is leaving the club after just 18 months in the job, it has emerged.
Senior men’s first-team doctor Jim Moxon has also quit after two years at United to pursue another opportunity.
However, club sources say that the dual departure is a coincidence and not connected with the latest round of up to 200 redundancies.
O’Driscoll’s exit is a huge surprise after he left Arsenal after 14 years to join United in September 2023 and was described as ‘one of the most experienced and respected leaders in sports medicine’.
Sources say that he has decided that now is the right time to step down, having driven a series of positive changes across the medical department and laid the foundations for further improvements.
They say that the departures of O’Driscoll and Moxon are not connected to the fact that the United squad suffered more than 60 cases of injury and illness last season or that head coach Ruben Amorim is currently without 10 players and has been unable to fill the bench in recent games.
Lisandro Martinez and Amad Diallo are likely to be out for the rest of the season while Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte, Leny Yoro, Harry Maguire, Altay Bayindir and Jonny Evans are also sidelined.
It’s understood that the two medics will remain in their roles during a transitional period to ensure there is no interruption in medical support for the players while United launch a search for replacements.
MwenePuta
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He's afraid of the ongoing retrenchment...
famouskesh
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Tell him to carry Luke shaw along with him
vezcmnrz
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He had enough of Luke Shaw
suyaeiorz
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maybe he is the one, who was engineering our plays not to be fit on time,he was just sent arsenal to come and poison our plays with injury's.
AFerusmc6546
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I'm thinking he may have quit to take up the vacancy at Barcelona.
Mumu
AFerusmc6546
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I think he is going to Barcelona to fill up the space left
Foolish foool
AFerusmc6546
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they have to quit because their medication is not working. Luke Shaw, mount,etc are still on injury treatment till now
Cause Man U is caused
Beadiklrsz
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they have to quit because their medication is not working. Luke Shaw, mount,etc are still on injury treatment till now
aliabrian
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let him go he has caused more damage to the team. players take long to heal
Davidjosphy
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I think he is going to Barcelona to fill up the space left
Laackmrsuy
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They are not even helping matters It’s good let them leave
Nucabilnpr
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he was a flop
KeronKush
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I'm thinking he may have quit to take up the vacancy at Barcelona.
OverloadElidemaskino
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had Diallo been on the pitch against Arsenal on Sunday, we could've beaten them black and white. but because of this fake doctor, our players are plugged by injuries everyday. let him go back to Arsenal and treat their Jesus
faaceknt
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the are trying their best
JohnDuggan92
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He was sent by Arsenal to Sabotage Manchester United. Think about it. He’s been at United for 18 months and we’ve been plagued by a battalion of injuries. Remember Ten Hag complaining about Injuries last season ? Or the many injuries this season ? Good riddance to bad rubbish 😤
Olilatonny95
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all medical team should first tell us why some players can't recover in time before they quit if not they should be arrested all
DenoJose
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the good thing he has left the club......
Veucnoprst
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just let them go
DenoJose
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he failed arsenal in every attempts for the glory in each year....and now man united went on and brought a poor doctor to the club....fake glazers.
Poyabkrty
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Everyone running from Man U
jizbeklz
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shame on those guys
jizbeklz
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those guys they were not been doing anything good for the players
jaybcklpyz
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nothing they were doing