Manchester United lost the most days to injury last term, while champions Manchester City recorded the least number of Premier League injuries, according to a study undertaken by www.physioroom.com. A 'significant' injury was defined as one where a player was unavailable for competitive matches for at least 14 days as a result of that specific injury.
The data found that United had 39 significant injuries last term and lost 1681 days to those problems, with skipper Nemanja Vidic, Darren Fletcher and Michael Owen being major contributors to this figure.
In contrast to United, Champions City lost only 186 days to injury - making the club's players the least injured in the top flight with just seven significant problems.
Champions League winners Chelsea got off lightly with only 13 injuries and just 356 days lost.
Significant injuries and total days lost to injury:
Manchester United - 39 (significant injuries) & 1681 (days lost)
Tottenham Hotspur - 36 & 1450
Arsenal - 28 & 1343
Newcastle - 27 & 1258
Fulham - 33 & 1245
Queens Park Rangers - 19 & 1105
Bolton - 15 & 1054
Norwich - 14 & 968
Sunderland - 22 & 956
West Bromwich Albion - 24 & 868
Aston Villa - 21 & 806
Blackburn Rovers -20 & 801
Liverpool - 15 & 794
Swansea - 12 & 759
Everton - 21 & 716
Wolverhampton Wanderers - 18 & 690
Stoke City - 14 & 557
Wigan Athletic - 11 & 474
Chelsea - 13 & 356
Manchester City - 7 & 186