Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim supplied two encouraging damage updates after his aspect battled out a 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.
The Portuguese boss not solely performed down considerations over the health of Leny Yoro, who was pressured off at half-time in opposition to the Gunners, however revealed that United might additionally welcome Manuel Ugarte again for Thursday’s essential Europa League tie in opposition to Actual Sociedad.
Yoro was a part of a United backline which managed to climate a first-half assault from Arsenal at Outdated Trafford. The Gunners restricted their hosts to 33% possession and only one off-target shot earlier than giving freely a free-kick on the sting of the field in stoppage time. Bruno Fernandes, United’s acquainted beacon of hope, beat David Raya from 25 yards to present the Purple Devils a shock 1-0 lead.
Amorim was pressured to switch Yoro with Ayden Heaven on the interval. “Leny has one thing in his foot,” the Portuguese boss defined. The French centre-back missed the primary 4 months of the season after sustaining a foot damage throughout a pre-season pleasant, requiring surgical procedure. Nevertheless, Amorim wasn’t fretting over a long-term absence. “I believe we’ll see if he’s accessible for Thursday.”
United’s newly defiant head coach was additionally requested in regards to the glut of injured gamers who missed Sunday’s stalemate. The Purple Devils have been with out ten senior figures and named a bench with no participant older than 22.
Nevertheless, heading into the second leg of their Europa League final 16 tie in opposition to Actual Sociedad, Amorim hinted at a return for certainly one of his midfield enforcers.
“Possibly Ugarte,” he revealed. “I do not know, we’ll see.”
Ugarte sat out the primary leg in opposition to La Actual with an undisclosed grievance, watching on from afar as his teammates had the higher possibilities in San Sebastian however have been nonetheless held to a 1-1 draw.
Fellow midfielders Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount will not be anticipated again till after this month’s worldwide break, whereas there’s additionally hope that defenders Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans are nearing their very own return dates. Lisandro Martinez is out for the season with an ACL tear however Amorim admitted that Amad Diallo could possibly be again earlier than the marketing campaign’s conclusion in Might.
