Just in from Carrington: ‘Sensational’ star absent from training with Carrick sweating over his availability vs Bees

Leny Yoro has yet to return to Manchester United training after missing last weekend’s win over Chelsea.It was confirmed just a day before the clash that the Frenchman had suffered a late injury and would be unable to travel down to London with the squad.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL STRETTY NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES & BREAKING NEWS – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYUnited faced defensive crisis before Chelsea contestWith Matthijs de Ligt still sidelined and both Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire serving suspensions, it came as a huge blow for Michael Carrick to have to navigate ahead of a crunch fixture in the race for Champions League qualification.Want more Stretty News coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustHe called upon 19-year-old Ayden Heaven to fill in at the back, and utilised natural full-back Noussair Mazraoui alongside him in central defence. Appearances Starts Minutes played 15 9 743 Heaven’s record in the Premier League this seasonRemarkably, the duo were superb, keeping a clean sheet across the 90 minutes and preventing Chelsea’s mega-money attackers from even having a sniff at Senne Lammens’ goal.Carrick hoping Yoro will be match-fit by MondayNow, in the lead-up to Monday night’s encounter at home to Brentford, Carrick is reportedly optimistic that Yoro, whom United legend Alex Stepney hailed as ‘sensational’ after the draw with West Ham in February, will be back in the fold – despite missing out this morning. On a positive note, sensational defending from Yoro and a one on one save from Lammens near the end kept us in it. Tonight’s point might be gold in a couple of months. — Alex Stepney (@AlexStepney1) February 10, 2026Sky Sports’ Danyal Khan shared a snap of the players in action at Carrington, adding that Matheus Cunha, the only goalscorer at Stamford Bridge last time out, is on a recovery day.He came off in the closing stages of the win after feeling some discomfort in his groin, but the issue is not expected to impact his availability. At #mufc training this morning – Leny Yoro not back yet but hopeful he’ll be fit for Monday v Brentford. Matheus Cunha on a recovery day. Rest of the squad there + Shea Lacey & Tyler and Jack Fletcher. pic.twitter.com/L503lRLKPE — Danyal Khan (@DanyalHKhan) April 23, 2026Patrick Dorgu and De Ligt remain sidelined, with the latter having not featured since November.