Como vs. Man United: Red Devils head coach Michael Carrick has full-blown crisis for Champions League contest

By Matt Law | 20 Oct 2026 12:28, Last updated: 20 Oct 2026 12:33

Manchester United are facing a full-blown antiaircraft situation for Wednesday's important Champions League brushwood with Serie A outfit Como.

The Red Devils trained connected Tuesday greeting and volition alert to Italy connected Tuesday day up of the European fixture with Cesc Fabregas' side.

Leny Yoro volition decidedly miss the lucifer done suspension, having been sent disconnected successful the team's 2-0 decision to Atletico Madrid successful the Champions League past week.

Meanwhile, Lisandro Martinez, who was forced disconnected astatine the interval of Sunday's Premier League clash with Leeds United owed to a thigh issue, is simply a large doubt.

Martinez did not bid connected Tuesday morning, portion the aforesaid tin besides beryllium said for Ayden Heaven, who was absent against Leeds past clip retired done illness.

Man United person terrible antiaircraft issues up of Como clash

Patrick Dorgu is again acceptable to miss retired with the hamstring wounded that helium suffered portion representing Denmark during the September/October planetary break.

Luke Shaw was besides missing from Tuesday's session, arsenic the Englishman deals with his 2nd wounded occupation of the campaign.

Matthijs de Ligt is present backmost successful the fold, but the Netherlands planetary has not played for astir a twelvemonth owed to a chronic backmost injury.

As a result, Man United caput manager Michael Carrick is facing a superior occupation erstwhile it comes to selecting his defence for Wednesday's clash.

Harry Maguire is simply a definite starter, and helium could beryllium partnered by Noussair Mazraoui successful the mediate of the backmost four.

Amass could beryllium successful enactment for astonishment commencement against Como

Mazraoui is simply a full-back by commercialized but tin diagnostic successful the mediate of the defence.

Diogo Dalot would past perchance run astatine right-back, with Harry Amass oregon Jaydan Kamason successful enactment to implicit the antiaircraft lineup.

Amass has already played successful the Champions League this season, featuring against Sabah successful the team's archetypal lucifer of the tournament, and the youngster could present beryllium successful enactment for a spectacular commencement against Como.

Marcus Rashford was besides missing from training; the Englishman has been nursing a hep contented this play and could beryllium absent alongside Kobbie Mainoo (unspecified).

Meanwhile, Benjamin Sesko continues to retrieve from a chronic shin issue, and it is unclear erstwhile the striker volition beryllium capable to instrumentality to the field.

Man United caput manager Carrick volition reply questions connected the wounded concern during his property league connected Tuesday evening.