Pair ruled out of Leeds United visit as Michael Carrick provides Manchester United team news with star banned
The Manchester United team news for Monday night’s visit of Leeds United to Old Trafford.
Red Devils boss Michael Carrick has delivered his Manchester United team news for Monday night’s Premier League visit of Leeds United to Old Trafford for which a pair have been ruled out.
Danish international winger Patrick Dorgu has been out since suffering a hamstring injury in January's 3-2 win at Arsenal although the 21-year-old was included as part of the Red Devils squad that travelled to Dublin for an intensive training camp this week.
Dorgu, though, who Carrick says is still continuing his rehab, has been ruled out of Monday night’s visit of Leeds along with centre-back Matthijs de Ligt who remains on the comeback trail from a back injury.
“He's further away, he's not back on the grass”
In better news for the Red Devils, Argentina international centre-back Lisandro Martinez has been confirmed as back available having missed his side’s last five games with a calf injury but fellow centre-back Harry Maguire had already been confirmed as suspended as he serves a one-match ban.
Diogo Dalot is also reportedly expected to be available having not travelled to Dublin to recover from illness along with experienced keeper Tom Heaton who had also been unwell.
Providing his team news at Saturday’s pre-match press conference, boss Carrick said: “Lisandro's back, Patrick's back on the grass but he's further away, he's not back on the grass with the team, he's back as part of his rehab. And other than that, really, we're in good shape.”
On De Ligt, Carrick said: “Just treatment and rehab. The reason he didn't come, he's not quite on the grass. Patrick came with us and Pat's at that stage a little bit further on. Matta's not quite at that stage yet, so it was important for him to... to continue his rehab really and try and get him back there's nothing else really around it.”