Fri Aug 30, 2024 10:30 am
Middlesbrough
Van den Berg's injury came at the worst possible time for Boro and left Matt Clarke as their only fit centre-half. Carrying over from longer-term injuries suffered last season, both Fry and Lenihan have been unable to properly rejoin the group this season, despite playing some part in pre-season.
Asked for a little more detail on the pair and their issues, Carrick explained: "On Dael and Darragh, they've both been out for a long period of time. They came back and trained around the group in pre-season but both picked up small injuries we have to manage and be patient with.
"Dael has had a bit of a calf problem he's coming back from and Darragh has had tendinitis in and around his achilles. Thankfully it's not the issues they were out with before but it has stopped them from coming back as quickly as they would have liked and we would have liked. After the international break, we'll try to get them back in and around it as soon as we can."