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Ten Hag’s pre-match press conference on Tuesday will cover the latest status of his squad in more depth. Lisandro Martinez, Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes all trained last week but missed the narrow 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday, while Erik confirmed that he will not be rushing players back are taking “gambles” on fitness in the run-in.
Amad was withdrawn in the second half of the Gunners clash, but the boss said it was too soon to know whether this was a serious issue. Amad posted on social media on Sunday evening, confirming that he was okay. Mason Mount was ruled out of that match but Erik said it was only a minor issue and could provide an update on our no.7 in his press conference.
Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane, Tyrell Malacia and Anthony Martial are all out, although the latter was pictured back in training a couple of weeks ago before suffering a setback.
Willy Kambwala made his return as a substitute at the weekend.
Newcastle have welcomed Joelinton and Miguel Almiron back in recent weeks, while Kieran Trippier came off the bench in the Magpies’ 1-1 draw with Brighton on Saturday. Callum Wilson was ruled out of the clash with the Seagulls, while Howe confirmed that in-form striker Alexander Isak was not 100 per cent in that game and felt ill. However, he expects both forwards to be available for the trip to M16.
Like United, Newcastle have suffered with injuries all season long, and Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles, Lewis Miley, Joe Willock, and Matt Targett are all out. Fabian Schar has an outside chance of featuring at Old Trafford, while Sandro Tonali is suspended until August.