Hammer blow: Two of United’s key performers vs Palace set for late fitness tests before West Ham clash – report

Ruben Amorim indicated during the pre-match press conference ahead of the Premier League game against West Ham United on Thursday that Manchester United had two new injury worries. Benjamin Sesko remains sidelined, while Harry Maguire has also been ruled out. The head coach revealed that two more stars could miss the game at Old Trafford, but he did not reveal who they are. “We have two doubts for the game. I will not tell you today because we’ll change the way we are going to approach. Let’s see if they can play tomorrow. ” Centredevils have claimed that Joshua Zirkzee and Bruno Fernandes are the two players in question. Bruno Fernandes, Joshua Zirkzee injury doubts Interestingly, the report claimed that the Dutchman and the club captain did arrive for training, and a late fitness test will be conducted prior to the game to see if they can make it. “CentreDevils understands that Bruno Fernandes and Joshua Zirkzee trained this morning at Carrington. They are both set to face late fitness tests tomorrow to determine their availability.” In the previous game, the Portugal international provided a couple of assists while the ex-Bologna ace scored a fantastic leveller. With Sesko out, Amorim can ill-afford for Zirkzee to miss the game. And the Red Devils do not have the quality to cope without their influential skipper. Amorim will be left sweating Bruno Fernandes was spotted clutching his hamstring towards the latter half of the Palace game. The 31-year-old has missed a grand total of three games due to injury or illness in five years. As for Zirkzee, he had managed 90 minutes from five previous appearances in total before his back-to-back starts recently. That could have played a part in any knock picked up. In some good news for United, Matheus Cunha has been passed fit. He had missed the last two games due to a head injury. With Mason Mount scoring at Selhurst Park, it will be interesting to see the lineup Amorim puts out on Thursday. The match kicks off at 8pm UK time. Feature image Carl Recine via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Ayantan Chowdhury After failing to become a professional footballer, Ayantan switched to the next best thing: writing about the greatest football club in the world. He has extensive sports journalism experience, having worked for over 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25