London, Dec. 24 -- Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says it is "impossible" to replace Bruno Fernandes as he faces up to a month without his captain.
According to BBC sport, Fernandes was forced out of Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa with a hamstring problem, which Amorim said at the time would rule the Portugal midfielder out of Friday's visit of Newcastle (20:00 GMT).
Amorim refused to put a definitive timescale on Fernandes' absence when he spoke to the media on Wednesday, although he did say the expectation was it is "not going to take a lot of time".
Sources have said privately they believe the 31-year-old will return for the Manchester derby with City at Old Trafford on January 17, which would mean a five-match absence....