Noussair Mazraoui is facing further tests on a knee injury picked up during Manchester United’s draw at Everton on Saturday.
The summer signing from Bayern Munich began the match at Goodison Park but was replaced by Leny Yoro after 70 minutes.
It was not a planned substitution, however the Morocco international was feeling pain in his right knee and needed to go off.
The 27-year-old received treatment on the sector, along with his teammates showing some concern, after which was treated again within the dressing room after the sport.
ESPN report that further tests on the knee problem are set for Monday and a choice is yet to be made on whether he will probably be available for the Red Devils’ next outing on Wednesday evening.
After the 2-2 draw on Merseyside Ruben Amorim’s side are quickly back into motion, hosting Ipswich Town within the Premier League on Wednesday.
If Mazraoui is absent then it can be one other headache for the Portuguese boss, who’s already as a result of have numerous players missing against the Tractor Boys.
Centre-backs Lisandro Martinez and Jonny Evans are out, while left-back Luke Shaw’s injury woes proceed.
There are also absentees in midfield as Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount and Toby Collyer remain sidelined and winger Amad Diallo can be out.
It was one other very young substitutes’ bench which Amorim picked against Everton, with the likes of Chido Obi-Martin, Ayden Heaven, Elyh Harrison, Sekou Kone and Hubert Graczyk all involved within the matchday squad.
Speaking ahead of the sport against the Toffees, Amorim said of his injured contingent: ‘Amad is out for a very long time,’ Amorim.
‘I believe Mason [Mount] continues to make his recovery, Luke [Shaw] continues to make his recovery. I don’t have a day. Toby [Collyer] appears to be the closest one but not now.
‘Kobbie is recovering. We’ve to adapt to make use of the players that now we have for the schedule.’
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Manchester United fell two goals behind at Everton, through goals from Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure, with the Toffees looking completely in charge at half-time.
Nevertheless, things modified dramatically after the break, with Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte managing to tug the Red Devils level.
Amorim says he modified nothing tactically on the break, but his team simply played with more energy and intensity, which saw them vastly improve.
‘I just said we’re going to play the identical way, because in the course of the week I saw a distinct thing,’ he said of his half-time team talk. ‘We’re going to do the identical thing, irrespective of what the result [is].
‘It’s more belief after which the standard within the small things. Like control the ball because men were free.
‘Everybody knew because we watch the games of Everton, we worked in the course of the week and we proved that within the second half. I didn’t change nothing, it was playing the identical way with higher energy and fight for the second balls.’
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