- Eric Bailly returned to first-team action on Thursday night in the Europa league clash against Real sociedad but Paul Pogba won’t return until next month.
- Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek and Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani are doubts with muscle injuries after both missing the trip to Italy.
- David de Gea looks set to keep the gloves for now after a strong performance against West Brom last weekend.
- Scott McTominay was a doubt heading into Thursday’s game and was withdrawn after 60 minutes so is back to being an injury concern.
- Donny Van de Beek would hope to replace McTominay, albeit carrying out his position differently, but as he is also a doubt then Nemanja Matic may get a rare start.
- Newly signed winger Amad Diallo made his highly anticipated debut against Real Sociedad in the Europa league but is unlikely to feature here. He has a good chance of making a full debut in the return leg on Thursday.
