Kobbie Mainoo has travelled with Manchester United\u2019s squad for his or her Premier League match against Chelsea but Leny Yoro is about to miss the sport through injury.<\/p>\n
Mainoo missed United\u2019s 2-1 defeat at home to Leeds United on Monday night, with Michael Carrick claiming the midfielder\u2019s absence was on account of a \u2018small issue\u2019.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old is in contention to return against Chelsea on Saturday evening as he was with United\u2019s squad as they travelled to London on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u2018Kobbie, [is doing] little bits yeah, we\u2019re working towards it,\u2019 Carrick said at his press conference on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s done little bits, so there\u2019s a choice to be made there.\u2019<\/p>\n Nonetheless, Carrick faces a variety headache in defence as Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez are each suspended, while Matthijs de Ligt and Patrick Dorgu are still out.<\/p>\n Yoro began alongside Martinez within the defeat to Leeds earlier this week however the French centre-back didn’t travel with United\u2019s squad on Friday.<\/p>\n Ayden Heaven, who has made just 4 substitute appearances under Carrick, is in line to start out for United for the primary time since January 7.<\/p>\n \u2018I believe Ayden\u2019s in an excellent place,\u2019 Carrick said on Friday.<\/p>\n \u2018Well, I do know he\u2019s in an excellent place. He\u2019s obviously still young and he\u2019s progressing through the early stages of his profession, so I believe it\u2019s pretty natural for him to play some games and possibly not some others.<\/p>\n Goalkeepers:\u00a0<\/strong>Lammens, Bayindir, Heaton, Mee<\/p>\n Defenders:\u00a0<\/strong>Shaw, Dalot, Heaven, Mazraoui, Malacia<\/p>\n Midfielders:\u00a0<\/strong>Fernandes, Casemiro, Mainoo, Mount, Ugarte, T. Fletcher<\/p>\n Attackers:\u00a0<\/strong>Sesko, Cunha, Mbeumo, Amad, Zirkzee, Lacey<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018He\u2019s training rather well, he\u2019s learning, he\u2019s listening, he wants to enhance. So, I believe it\u2019s pretty natural, for a centre-half of his age, he\u2019s probably well ahead of schedule when it comes to the games that he\u2019s played.<\/p>\n \u2018He\u2019s trained well, I\u2019ve got no worries. He went away and played with England a few weeks ago and done well, so yeah, [he\u2019s] looking forward to the sport, needless to say.\u2019<\/p>\n Carrick has also included Shea Lacey and Tyler Fletcher of their squad to face Chelsea after they were unused substitutes within the defeat to Leeds at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n United currently sit third within the Premier League and 7 points clear of Chelsea, who’re sixth and have lost their last three league games.<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the newest news on ![\"17.4.26......The](\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_293532356-ed0b.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646\")
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