Southampton's Toby Alderweireld leaves match vs. United with apparent thigh injury

Southampton will be without the services of standout defender Toby Alderweireld for the remainder of Sunday's match against Manchester United.

The Belgian, who has been one of the club's best players this season, pulled up and reached for his thigh after stretching to make a clearance inside his own penalty area. Alderweireld then limped off the pitch in the 19th minute at Old Trafford,

While manager Ronald Koeman will certainly be hoping Alderweireld's ailment isn't serious, his immediate attention is on this match. He's opted for Florin Gardos to replace the injured defender with Maya Yoshida currently away on Asian Cup duty with Japan.