Team news for Gunners encounter

Team news for Gunners encounter

Head coach Ruben Amorim says one Manchester United defender could return as we face Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday night (kick-off 20:15 GMT).

The Reds will definitely be without Lisandro Martinez and Kobbie Mainoo after the pair picked up second-half bookings in Sunday’s 4-0 victory over Everton.

By totting up five yellow cards in the division, they must serve a one-game suspension.

However, there is good news with the possible inclusion of Leny Yoro in a matchday squad for the first time since his summer move from Lille.

“We have one more training session to see it,” Amorim said at a press conference at Old Trafford. “Maybe Leny Yoro is going to be in the squad.

“I felt he’s in a good moment now, his fitness is better, so I think he is going to be in the squad.

“We didn’t have too many trainings together. He’s training not alone but with a small group of players. He’s really fast but he’s a modern defender and that is good when you want to press high.

“I think he is a special talent but we have to be careful in this first moment. 

“You have a lot of strikers, especially in this league, one against one. I think he can manage that. He’s very good with the ball so I’m really excited but we have to be careful. We have to manage the load and the minutes in the beginning but I’m really excited to see Leny Yoro playing.

“The rest, I have to see. Some players were tired so we have to assess tomorrow in training.”

Harry Maguire made his return at the weekend as a substitute, after being sidelined since the draw with Aston Villa, and Amorim declared that Luke Shaw is keen for minutes, as he continues to rebuild his fitness.

Amorim also confirmed that skipper Bruno Fernandes is fit to play, but Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelof have been missing of late.

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Mikel Arteta is waiting on the fitness of Thomas Partey and Mikel Merino but Ben White looks certain to remain absent.

Takehiro Tomiyasu is another who has been out of action, while there may be some doubt around influential centre-back Gabriel, who is being treated carefully after picking up a niggle in the UEFA Champions League win at Amorim’s former club Sporting.

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