Treatment table
Who’s injured and when we can expect them back.
Injuries, we’ve had a few.
Latest update: 12/03/26
Kristijan Trapanovski
Injury: His knee. Again.
How long out? Who knows.
Latest update: 12/03/26
In a frustrating case of deja vu, Trapanovski was forced off at the Falkirk Stadium. The winger, who started the game with a strapped knee, quickly hit the deck and stayed there. Trapanovski’s previous knee complaint was described as a minor contact injury and he was back in action the very next game, however club medics reported that the Macedonian has now been for a scan and the extent of the damage will become apparent in the coming days. Trapanovski, who is out of contract at the end of the season, missed the start of the 25/26 campaign due to a hamstring injury.
Craig Sibbald
Injury: Hamstring strain.
How long out? Back by mid-March.
Latest update: 12/03/26
Craig Sibbald will be missing for at least another two weeks as he recovers from a hamstring injury. After being forced off against Kilmarnock in February, he has missed a string of crucial fixtures including United’s Scottish Cup crash-out against Falkirk. He will also miss the next Derby at Den’s Park. Manager Jim Goodwin said: “We are looking at probably another couple of weeks for him to return. He’s on track in terms of what the recovery guidelines were from the medical team.”
Isaac Pappoe
Injury: Knee ligament
How long out? He’ll never kick a ball for United again.
Latest update: 2/02/26
A serious knee injury ended Issac Pappoe’s season at Tannadice before it even began.
Arriving on loan from Ferencvaros in the summer, Pappoe was earmarked to make a positive impact in the middle of the park and put in an encouraging pre-season stint. However, when he went to the ground against Rapid Vienna, the Ghanaian midfielder’s face said it all.
He underwent knee surgery in September for serious ligament damage. At the time, when if there was any chance of seeing Pappoe in action as a United player again, Goodwin said: “I hope he can play a part, I really do. More for the boy than anything else.”
However, it was always a long shot and, unfortunately, Pappoe’s season is over. In January The Courier reported that United were in talks to return Pappoe to his parent club. However, it appears that his parent club were happy for us to foot the medical bills until the end of the season.
All the best to Pappoe with the rest of his recovery. He could have been great for us.