Mario Mandzukic has been ruled out of Juventus’ Champions League match against Manchester United on Tuesday with an ankle injury.

Juve confirmed on Monday that Manduzkic had pulled up in training with the problem, while Calciomercato.com speculates a recovery time of ‘2-3 weeks’ for the striker.

The Croatian joins Sami Khedira, Leonardo Bonucci and Emre Can – who has been diagnosed with a thyroid nodule – on the treatment table for the game.

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Croatia Coach Zlatko Dalic is feeling the absence of Juventus striker Mario Mandzukic - “we’ve lost someone who can score goals, but above all a fighter”.

The Balkan nation reached the World Cup final in the summer, with Mandzukic scoring the goal that took them there.

He also scored against France in that match, but Croatia lost 4-2 and the Juve man announced his retirement from international football.

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Juventus and former Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic has been nominated for the Ballon d’Or.

The 32-year-old helped his nation to reach the World Cup final this summer, scoring in both the semi-final and the final.

He announced his retirement from international football after the tournament, having scored 33 goals in 89 caps.

Last season he helped Juve to win both Serie A and the Coppa Italia, and this season he has four goals and two assists in seven league appearances.

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Vincenzo Iaquinta claims Mario Mandzukic, not Cristiano Ronaldo, is the ‘irreplaceable’ player in Juventus’ attack.

Juve signed Ronaldo with the clear intention of winning the Champions League, but Iaquinta – a striker himself who scored 40 goals for the Bianconeri – disagreed the No 7 was any more important than Mandzukic.

“This Juventus can win the Champions League,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport.

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Federico Bernardeschi has a “wonderful” relationship with Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri even if “he bent my ear a bit yesterday…”

The Italian international has been impressing for the Bianconeri this season, and appears to have won the trust of Allegri, a fellow Tuscan.

“I have a wonderful relationship with the boss,” Bernardeschi explained to Tuttosport.

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Mario Mandzukic starts for Juventus against Young Boys, and history suggests it’s a good omen for the Bianconeri if he scores.

Coach Massimiliano Allegri has gone for a 3-5-2 system against the Swiss champions, with Paulo Dybala partnering the Croatian up-front.

If Mandzukic finds the back of the net it would be his 39th goal for the Old Lady, and things tend to go in her favour when he scores.

The 32-year-old’s brace against Napoli was the 35th game in which he’s scored at least once, and Juve have won 34 of those matches.

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Max Allegri expected Frosinone to frustrate Juventus and explained some of his tactical decisions to break them down.

It was a hard-fought 2-0 victory at the Stadio Benito Stirpe, decided in the final 10 minutes by Cristiano Ronaldo and Federico Bernardeschi.

“We expected it to be like this. Frosinone had conceded five to Sampdoria and we played down to 10 men for 70 minutes against Valencia on Wednesday,” Allegri told Sky Sport Italia.

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Massimiliano Allegri promised changes as Juventus host Sassuolo, including Emre Can, while “Cristiano Ronaldo should break the ice.”

It kicks off on Sunday at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.

“Miralem Pjanic and Giorgio Chiellini are likely to be rested,” announced the Coach in his Press conference.

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