Manchester United dealt major injury blows as Michael Carrick issues six-man update

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-20 · by Oli Gent

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Manchester United faces challenges ahead of their UEFA Europa League match against Como as manager Michael Carrick reported that six players are unavailable due to injuries and illness. Lisandro Martinez is out with a thigh issue, while Kobbie Mainoo needs about 10 more days to recover, and Luke Shaw will be sidelined for longer. Additionally, Ayden Heaven is sick, Marcus Rashford continues to deal with a hip problem, and Patrick Dorgu is out with a hamstring injury. Carrick highlighted the potential role of academy player Harry Amass as a possible substitute at left-back, and noted that central striker Benjamin Sesko remains absent due to a shin issue since last season.

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Manchester United faced significant challenges as manager Michael Carrick reported injuries to six key players ahead of their upcoming match in Italy. Lisandro Martinez was substituted due to a thigh injury during the game against Leeds United, adding to an already depleted squad. Additionally, Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo are expected to be out for 10 days and longer respectively, while Ayden Heaven is ill. Marcus Rashford has also been benched due to a hip issue. With these injuries, debate surrounds who will play left-back as Patrick Dorgu is also sidelined with a hamstring problem. The team's recent struggles continued with a 1-1 draw against Leeds United, extending their winless streak to six matches.

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Carrick PERSON · 3× United ORG · 2× Argentine NORP · 1× Italy GPE · 1× Kobbie Mainoo PERSON · 1× Leeds United ORG · 1× Lisandro Martinez PERSON · 1× Luke Shaw PERSON · 1× Michael Carrick PERSON · 1× The Red Devils ORG · 1×

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Lisandro Martinez, who made headlines with his criticism of the club’s hierarchy last week, was substituted at half time at Elland Road, with manager Michael Carrick confirming afterwards that the Argentine was suffering with a thigh problem.

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🔮 " As such, debate has raged on about who United could line up with at left-back, with Shaw and back-up option Patrick Dorgu also sidelined with a hamstring problem.

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Manchester United dealt major injury blows as Michael Carrick issues six-man update · assertive framing

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The Red Devils travel to Italy on Wednesday in the league phase as they look to get back to winning ways after their 1-1 draw at Leeds United extended their run without a victory to six matches. asserted

draw → travel → matches

Argentine → make → problem

Luke Shaw, Kobbie Mainoo and Ayden Heaven were all missing in Yorkshire, while Marcus Rashford has been dropped to the bench in the last couple of games in a surprise decision by the United head coach. asserted

Rashford → miss → coach

Ahead of the Como clash, Carrick issued an update on the quintet. asserted

Carrick → issue → quintet

"A bit of a mixed bag, we've got quite a few missing,” he admitted. asserted

he → get → bag

Kobbie, we're looking at another 10 days or so, and Luke a little bit longer than that. asserted

we → look → that

We have a bit of iilness and injuries. asserted

We → have → iilness

Marcus is still feeling a hip issue that we're trying to overcome. asserted

we → feel → that

" As such, debate has raged on about who United could line up with at left-back, with Shaw and back-up option Patrick Dorgu also sidelined with a hamstring problem. uncertain

Shaw → rag → problem

Harry Amass, the academy graduate, has travelled with the first-team cohort. asserted

Amass → travel → cohort

"Yeah, for sure [he could feature],” Carrick said of the youngster. uncertain

Carrick → feature → youngster

At some point players need an opportunity." asserted

players → need → opportunity

As for central striking options, Benjamin Sesko remains out with a niggling shin issue that has persisted since the end of last season. asserted

that → remain → season

"We're hoping soon that we have a clear picture,” Carrick said about the Slovenian. asserted

Carrick → hop → Slovenian

“I'm not trying to delay it, hopefully by the end of the week we will have something clearer. asserted

we → try → something

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