Manchester United “Hope” that two key players have gone away in recent weeks and months could join the team in the coming days, a major boost at the crucial stadium of the season.
The United 2024/25 campaign was defined by injuries as much as anything else, with Ruben Amorim, nor Erik Ten Hag before him, never able to call on a fit team.
This is still not the case now, with Lisandro Martinez in the long term, Diogo Dalot does not come back this season, and Ayden Heaven and Joshua Zirkzee too. But the News from Manchester’s Self – reported that Amad Diallo and Matthijs de Ligt could be back this week.
Amorim turned heavily when United confronts Brentford on Sunday, between the semi-final legs of the Europa League against Athletic Club, Brentford’s shock should see Amad and Ligt awarded a crucial playing time. This suggests that neither will appear in Bilbao this Thursday, but there could be a chance for their involvement in the leg back to Old Trafford next week.
Amad was the best player of United in the first part of the reign of Amorim, accumulating 11 goals and assists in 11 first League games from mid-November until mid-January, both in wings and in “ number ten ”. But an ankle injury in early February threatened to end his season prematurely.
The Ivorian winger struggled to order a place under ten Martelle, but took his own results during the provisional reign of Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who then continued under Amorim.
De Ligt has tended to start matches whenever the season, although it remains to be seen what status he will have once all the central defenders will be available. Harry Maguire and Leny Yoro both dealt with injury absences this season, while Luke Shaw’s return to the XI of departure against Bournemouth saw him on Sunday as a third central back, rather than wing.
The Dutchman was presented for the last time in the 1-0 defeat of United in the hands of Nottingham Forest on April 1.
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