United enter game week 25 sitting in 13th place and will be looking for a strong performance in north London.
Ruben Amorim, 40, has a significant selection dilemma and may even have to include a 19-year-old academy graduate in the 20-man matchday squad. ..Continue Reading
This adjustment could be due to a series of injuries sustained by the United squad in training this week.
Players like Mason Mount, Luke Shaw, and Jonny Evans are currently working their way back to fitness after time on the sidelines.
Meanwhile, Lisandro Martinez is expected to miss the rest of the 2024/25 season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury during the 2-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on February 2.
Now, Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte, and Toby Collyer are likely to miss Sunday’s fixture, having all picked up injuries in training this week.
Mainoo’s injury is anticipated to sideline him for a couple of weeks, potentially causing him to miss next week’s trip to Goodison Park to face Everton.
The most senior players available are Christian Eriksen and Casemiro, but both may lack the necessary pace for what promises to be an intense away game, with both sides desperate for three points.
Amorim shared his thoughts on the injury crisis during a press conference on Friday.
“No, was a good week until two days ago,” Amorim said. “We had some problems also. So, we don’t have players back; maybe we have one or two issues, but we are waiting.
“We have one player also who is sick, so we will see the team at the weekend. But was good to work with the team, to feel the players and to try to improve our performance.”
Amorim was also asked about whether he will bring in youngsters like Chido Obi-Martin.
“I don’t want to say names because we have to be careful with that,” he added. “They are working with us. We had some problems this week, we called some young players to be in our training so we will have the data and evaluation and he is one of them.”
