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Michael Carrick will be without Lisandro Martinez for this game, as the Argentinian defender serves the last of his three-game ban for his straight red card in the defeat to Leeds United. However, Leny Yoro made his return to the squad against Brentford, after missing the Chelsea game through injury, and came on as a second-half substitute for Luke Shaw.
Matheus Cunha was absent from the matchday squad against the Bees, but our head coach describe his hip flexor issue, picked up against Chelsea, as “nothing too serious”.
Elsewhere, Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu was named in a United squad for the first time since sustaining an injury against Arsenal in January, and Matthijs de Ligt continues his recovery from a back issue.
As ever, Carrick could provide further fitness updates in his pre-match press conference on Friday.
The visitors look set to be without all of Hugo Ekitike, Mohamed Salah, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Wataru Endo for their trip to Manchester, as they are all dealing with various longer-term issues.
They’ve also been without first-choice goalkeeper Alisson, and back-up shot-stopper Giorgi Mamardashvili, for the last week or so, with Freddie Woodman given the nod, but Liverpool boss Arne Slot has suggested their no.1 could be closing in on a return.
That picture could also become clearer after the Dutchman’s media briefings ahead of the game.
