Manchester United could be close to full strength heading into tonight’s Premier League game against Bournemouth at Old Trafford.
Three players, Lisandro Martinez, Diogo Dalot and Scott McTominay, are back in contention after having trained with the team since the Wolves game on Saturday.
Jadon Sancho is also back at Carrington, although he continues with an individual fitness program and is unlikely to participate.
Dalot, who suffered a hamstring injury in Portugal’s World Cup quarterfinal loss to Morocco, is unlikely to return in a hurry, with manager Erik ten Hag hinting he will take his time coming back. to present it.
“We have to see. They were both training yesterday and today,” the coach said when asked if Martinez and McTominay would play.
“I am quite optimistic that both can return to the squad.
“Diogo Dalot also made good progress. We don’t want to take risks with anyone because we know there are many games left and we need a full squad to cover all the games”.
Martinez’s absence was due to extended time off after the World Cup, so it is unlikely he will have any health problems. However, the makeshift defense of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia have not conceded a goal in two games, so the manager may choose to be patient and stay with them.
McTominay is likely to return to the bench and even if he were fully fit he probably wouldn’t oust Christian Eriksen or Casemiro from a midfield spot, although Eriksen was unusually ineffective against Wolves.
Then again, Marcus Rashford is almost certain to return to the starting line-up after being benched for “internal discipline” reasons against the Midlands outfit.
Alejandro Garnacho is the one with the best chance of breaking through, although Antony did not impress in that match.
Tom Heaton will almost certainly be the backup goalkeeper, as Martin Dubravka left the club after being recalled by Newcastle United.
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