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22
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5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Argentine is no stranger to the Premier League, having previously managed Tottenham and Chelsea, though it will be a tough baptism of fire if he does take over at Old Trafford with his first game set to be against Liverpool at Anfield.
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game → manage → Anfield
The task of getting a positive result on Merseyside will ultimately depend on the players available for selection as United went into the international break with fresh injury concerns.
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United → get → concerns
Harry Maguire lasted just 45 minutes on Sunday after succumbing to a suspected back problem to add to club woes.
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Maguire → last → woes
Harry Maguire
Maguire shook off a knock to start against Aston Villa, but had to be withdrawn at half-time with a back problem.
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Maguire → shake → problem
The centre-back appeared to be limping after being substituted late in Tuesday's 3-2 Champions League victory over Roma, but started at Old Trafford five days later.
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back → appear → Trafford
Speaking after the game, Carrick told MUTV: "Harry had a bad back.
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Harry → speak → back
A really bad back spasm that he had with maybe 10-15 minutes to go in the first half.
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he → have → half
"I don't know how bad it is but, going into the internationals, there should be plenty of time for him to recover."
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him → know → time
Potential return date: Sunday, November 22 vs Liverpool (A)
Carlos Baleba
Carlos Baleba had to wait a while for his debut, having arrived from Brighton carrying an injury, but did impress when he finally got to step onto the pitch.
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However, the summer signing will now be sidelined for a number of weeks with a hamstring injury picked up against Roma in the Champions League.
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signing → have → League
Asked for an update before the Aston Villa draw, Carrick said: “Carlos we don’t know exactly [the severity], but it’ll be a number of weeks yet.
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it → ask → weeks
Potential return date: December 2026
Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford continues to miss out with a persistent hip injury, which has kept him out since the 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid last month.
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which → continue → Madrid
It had been hoped that Rashford could return to face Villa, but will now spend the international break building up his fitness.
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Rashford → hop → fitness
Speaking recently about Rashford’s injury, Carrick said: “Marcus, we will just have to see, day by day, how he keeps improving.”
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he → speak → day
Potential return date: Sunday, November 22 vs Liverpool (A)
Luke Shaw
The left-back has not yet returned to first-team training.
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back → return → training
Asked for an update last week, Carrick said: “Luke definitely won’t be around this week and fit at that point.”
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Luke → ask → point
Recent reports suggest Shaw is targeting a return to action against Liverpool, thus ensuring Pochettino - if appointed - can have Man United’s first-choice left-back available for selection.
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back → suggest → selection
Potential return date: Sunday, November 22 vs Liverpool (A)
Benjamin Sesko
Benjamin Sesko has been ruled out until 2027 with his ongoing shin injury issues.
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Sesko → rule → issues
The Slovenian saw his debut season cut short by the injury, and has managed to make a few appearances this term, but will be sidelined for the remainder of the year.
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season → see → year
“We're not exactly sure yet how long [he will be out for], but it's going to be a significant amount of time, unfortunately,” Carrick said earlier in the month.
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Carrick → go → month
So I feel for Ben, he had the issue at the end of last season that we looked after and tried to give him as much time to recover and then unfortunately he's had the issue coming into this season.
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he → feel → season
“So, we've got to do what's best for Ben and he's going to have to have some time on the sidelines, unfortunately.
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he → get → sidelines
Potential return date: January 2027
Manuel Ugarte
Uruguay international Ugarte is set to be out for much of this season with a torn ACL that he sustained at the World Cup.
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he → set → Cup
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