Mount, Rashford, Garnacho - Man United injury news and return dates before Tottenham
Manchester United will have truly rediscovered their confidence after managing to complete a late turnaround to beat rivals Manchester City on Sunday, on away soil no less.
Pep Guardiola's side entered with only one win in their last 10 outings whilst Ruben Amorim begins his Old Trafford revolution. The hosts led until the 88th minute, when Amad won a penalty which was converted by Bruno Fernandes, then the former's persistence paid off in stoppage time as a winner silenced their rivals.
United will bask in this glory, but as is the gruelling nature of football they know they cannot sit still for too long. It is only three more days until they are back in action again with a place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals at stake against Tottenham Hotspur.
The derby presented two new injury worries on top of the two that already existed, plus Amorim has huge decisions to make in upcoming matches regarding Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho who were dropped on Sunday. Here, the Manchester Evening News looks at United's latest fitness and selection situations.
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Amorim was forced into an early change in yesterday's derby as a disheartened Mason Mount exited the field with 14 minutes gone.
Plagued by problems since his £60m arrival from Chelsea in 2023, since the new manager's arrival the midfielder had been gradually working his way back to full fitness from his latest hamstring injury. He slumped to the turf without any interference from an opposition player then went straight down the tunnel with club doctors.
"He has a movement, it's not like something he made a sprint. He made a movement and stretched his leg and felt something," Amorim explained afterwards.
"It's bad luck, nothing with the problem of the body