Tottenham at Old Trafford, and the squad is stretched thin
Your team hosts Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon, 18:30 kick-off at Old Trafford (1). United sit 12th on 5 points from 5, goal difference zero. Tottenham come to Manchester as fellow strugglers (1).
Dorgu out for weeks, Mazraoui still not right
Michael Carrick confirmed the international break cost him two full-backs (1). "Patrick came off and looks like he'll be out for a number of weeks. Nouss came off and took a knock. He's not quite right, so we'll see how he is" (1). The club is still assessing Noussair Mazraoui and his return to action is not settled (5).
Sesko has no return date
Benjamin Sesko suffered a second shin injury, and Carrick says there is no timeline for him (3). "The original was a shin. It's not the exact issue, it's a similar area, but it's not the exact same thing again & we're kind of still working through a little bit of seeing how long the issue will be. We're hoping that will be soon but not quite clear yet" (Press conference). No date, no estimate.
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Dalot is the one man standing
Diogo Dalot is set for a double role with the full-back department "pared down to the bone" (1). He is the only natural right-back left and could shift to left-back, with Leny Yoro and Luke Shaw as the other options (1).
January could get busy
The injury list may push United into the January market for a left-back and other reinforcements (2). Lewis Hall, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Adrien Truffert are the names mentioned (2). Unconfirmed for now.
Barcelona circling a 15-year-old
United risk losing JJ Gabriel. The 15-year-old academy attacker is leaning towards Barcelona, with PSG also in the picture (4).
Endrick talk
United are linked with Endrick as the Brazilian nears a Real Madrid exit under Mourinho (6). Unconfirmed.
Fan reactions
The r/reddevils mood is mostly Carrick's press conferences. Fans are picking over his Sesko injury update and his line that criticism of him "can be a challenge", with most of the talk on how thin the squad looks before Spurs. The Part 2 presser thread is the busiest of the three.
