Matthijs de Ligt of the Manchester United is currently listed as returned after recovering from a back injury suffered on Dec 3, 2025. Ligt was sidelined for 1 days before returning. This page tracks Ligt's latest injury status, recovery timeline, and injury history with the Manchester United (EPL).
Is Matthijs de Ligt Playing Tonight?
Matthijs de Ligt is not currently listed on the injury report and is expected to be available.
Current Status
Injury
Back
Date Injured
Dec 3, 2025
Status
returned
Actual Return
Dec 4, 2025
Total Recovery
1 days
Injury Timeline
Jan 7, 2021 — Other → Returned Jan 25, 2021
Mar 1, 2021 — Other → Returned Mar 11, 2021
Jun 3, 2021 — Groin → Returned Jun 17, 2021
Oct 14, 2021 — Other → Returned Oct 21, 2021
Oct 10, 2022 — Other → Returned Oct 13, 2022
Oct 31, 2022 — Knee → Returned Nov 10, 2022
Mar 23, 2023 — Other → Returned Mar 25, 2023
Jun 12, 2023 — Calf → Returned Jun 19, 2023
Sep 25, 2023 — Other → Returned Oct 17, 2023
Nov 2, 2023 — Knee → Returned Dec 14, 2023
Apr 27, 2024 — Other → Returned May 6, 2024
Dec 20, 2024 — Other → Returned Dec 23, 2024
Apr 1, 2025 — Foot → Returned Apr 18, 2025
May 5, 2025 — Knee → Returned May 23, 2025
Dec 3, 2025 — Back → Returned Dec 4, 2025
Injury History
Back — Dec 3, 2025 to Dec 4, 2025 (returned)
Knee — May 5, 2025 to May 23, 2025 (returned) — 4 games missed
Foot — Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 18, 2025 (returned) — 4 games missed
Other — Dec 20, 2024 to Dec 23, 2024 (returned) — 1 games missed
Other — Apr 27, 2024 to May 6, 2024 (returned) — 2 games missed
Knee — Nov 2, 2023 to Dec 14, 2023 (returned) — 9 games missed
Other — Sep 25, 2023 to Oct 17, 2023 (returned) — 6 games missed
Calf — Jun 12, 2023 to Jun 19, 2023 (returned) — 2 games missed
Other — Mar 23, 2023 to Mar 25, 2023 (returned) — 1 games missed
Knee — Oct 31, 2022 to Nov 10, 2022 (returned) — 3 games missed
Other — Oct 10, 2022 to Oct 13, 2022 (returned) — 1 games missed
Other — Oct 14, 2021 to Oct 21, 2021 (returned) — 1 games missed
Groin — Jun 3, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 (returned) — 2 games missed
Other — Mar 1, 2021 to Mar 11, 2021 (returned) — 1 games missed
Other — Jan 7, 2021 to Jan 25, 2021 (returned) — 4 games missed