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Luke Shaw recovered from a knock to start, while Mason Mount also got some minutes under his belt.
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Mount → recover → belt
With a must-win match against Tottenham on the cards in three weeks time, Carrick will hope to have as strong a squad as possible at his disposal.
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Carrick → hope → disposal
With that said, here is all the latest Manchester United injury news and potential return dates...
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news → say → ?
Carlos Baleba
The Cameroon international arrived in Manchester with an ankle injury but has returned to training and was named to a matchday squad for the first time when United visited Fulham this weekend.
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United → arrive → Fulham
The coming international break will give him time to build up an understanding with his team-mates and improve his fitness, and he will hope to make his competitive bow when the Premier League reconvenes next month.
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League → come → bow
Potential return date: October 10 vs Tottenham (H)
Benjamin Sesko
Benjamin Sesko is once again sidelined after aggravating the shin injury which saw him miss the end of last season and the early days of this one.
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him → sideline → one
The Slovenian was injured when Liverpool visited Old Trafford back in May and saw the opening days of the new campaign hampered as he continued to recover, failing to start a match until facing Sabah in the Champions League.
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he → injure → League
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The injury has reared its head again, though, and the striker was forced to skip the trip to Fulham.
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striker → read → Fulham
Speaking at full-time, Carrick explained: “It was a pain in his shin.
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It → speak → shin
“We’re not sure with him yet.
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We → ’re → him
He felt a bit of pain after the game.
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He → feel → game
We’re assessing him.
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We → assess → him
He definitely wasn’t ready for today.”
It remains to be seen how long he will take to recover, though United will hope he is fit to return after the international break.
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he → remain → break
There has been no clear update on his prognosis since before the midweek defeat to Brighton, though, when Carrick said his recovery was still a question of weeks rather than days.
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recovery → say → days
He was consequently absent for the trip to Fulham, and will hope to step up his recovery during this extended international break.
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He → hope → break
Potential return date: October 10 vs Tottenham (H)
Matthijs de Ligt
It was initially described as minor by then-manager Ruben Amorim, but he has since been forced to undergo surgery on the issue, which saw him miss the Netherlands’ World Cup campaign.
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him → describe → campaign
He is finally thought to be closing in on a return to play, but travelled with the squad for Sunday’s draw with Fulham.
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He → think → Fulham
He was not named to the matchday squad, though.
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He → name → squad
In any case, it suggests he is close to a return, and will hope to be in contention after three more weeks off.
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he → suggest → weeks
Potential return date: October 10 vs Tottenham (H)
Manuel Ugarte
Manuel Ugarte has undergone surgery on a ruptured ACL sustained at the World Cup earlier this summer.
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Ugarte → undergo → Cup
He is now in a period of rehabilitation at Carrington and is expected to miss most of this season.
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He → expect → season
Potential return date: Spring/summer 2027
Tom Heaton
United’s third-choice shot-stopper has been absent throughout this season with a hamstring injury sustained in a pre-season friendly against Paris Saint-Germain last month.
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stopper → sustain → Germain
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