Louis van Gaal’s squad has been hit by an 11th injury after James Wilson was left hobbling at half-time during Manchester United’s under-21s victory at Tottenham Hotspur on Monday evening.

While Wilson had only been due to play the opening 45 minutes of the Premier League Under-21 fixture, the news is yet another setback for the manager who will be without captain Wayne Rooney throughout October due to his three-game suspension for the red card he received in the 2-1 win over West Ham United at Old Trafford.

The emergence of Wilson convinced Van Gaal to allow Danny Welbeck to be sold to Arsenal for £16m in the summer window as the England forward was effectively placed behind the 18-year-old in the pecking order of strikers.

If Wilson is declared unfit for Sunday’s visit of Everton if will be a particular disappointment to him as Rooney’s unavailability places him in contention to be called into the matchday squad by Van Gaal.

Wilson scored twice on debut in United’s final home match of last season, the 3-1 win over Hull City on 6 May.