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.
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With 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.
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He 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.
Remarkably, 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.
Now, 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.
Sky 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.
Patrick Dorgu and De Ligt remain sidelined, with the latter having not featured since November.
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