Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has confirmed that Mason Mount will not be available for selection during Thursday’s Carabao Cup quarter-final clash against Tottenham Hotspur, while there are also question marks over Noussair Mazraoui’s availability.
Mount started last weekend’s comeback win over Manchester City at the Etihad but he was on the pitch for only 15 minutes before he was forced off with an injury.
The England international hit the ground and could clearly not carry on any further. He was replaced by Kobbie Mainoo.
Mount headed straight down the tunnel for further assessment of his issue. The severity of the problem remains unclear at the moment.
Sunday’s derby was just Mount’s 32nd appearance in a United shirt since he joined in the summer of 2023 from Chelsea.
He has directly missed 37 games through injury over the past year and a half.
Meanwhile, Mazraoui managed 78 minutes of action at the Etihad before being taken off for Antony. Mazraoui was later spotted leaving the Etihad while limping.
Ahead of United’s meeting with Spurs tomorrow, Amorim gave updates on Mount and Mazraoui.
The United boss said [via club media], “Mason Mount is not available.”
“He has an injury. Nous, we will see today. The rest of the squad are ready to play the game.”
“We have to assess all the players and try not to get a lot of injuries. If we do that, we’ll be stronger in these kind of moments.”
According to Manchester Evening News, Mazraoui has recovered from the knock he sustained against City and he rendezvoused with teammates for the journey to London on Wednesday afternoon.
Confirmed United squad members include Andre Onana, Altay Bayindir, Tom Heaton, Diogo Dalot, Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans, Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia, Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen, Kobbie Mainoo, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Joshua Zirkzee, Rasmus Hojlund and Amad Diallo.
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