How many Man United games will Mbeumo, Amad, Mazraoui miss during AFCON?

Manchester United are acceptable to beryllium without 3 important players successful the signifier of Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

The tourney volition statesman connected December 21 and tally until January 18, with the last-16 signifier of the tourney starting connected January 3.

Mbeumo is acceptable to correspond Cameroon, portion it is astir definite that Amad volition beryllium progressive for Ivory Coast and Mazraoui for Morocco, with each 3 important players for their respective countries.

The trio could miss six Premier League matches - Aston Villa (A), Newcastle United (H), Wolverhampton Wanderers (H), Leeds United (A), Burnley (A) and Manchester City (H) - successful summation to the 3rd circular of the FA Cup, which volition instrumentality spot connected the play of January 10.

Man United's last crippled up of the tourney volition beryllium against Bournemouth connected December 15, and the 20-time English champions volition past tackle Villa connected December 21 - the day that AFCON begins.

Mbeumo, Amad, Mazraoui are acceptable to beryllium absent for Man United during a engaged play of the season

Morocco volition play successful Group A with Mali, Zambia and Comoros, portion Ivory Coast and Cameroon are some successful Group F with Gabon and Mozambique.

Amad and Mbeumo could truthful spell head-to-head astatine the tourney connected December 28, and it would beryllium a astonishment if either Ivory Coast oregon Cameroon failed to suffice for the adjacent round.

“We person clip to endure with that,” Man United caput manager Ruben Amorim told reporters during his property league connected Thursday erstwhile asked astir the tournament. “We are going to conflict a small bit.

“But we already knew [that]. It is going to beryllium an accidental due to the fact that erstwhile I ticker the training, determination are players that should beryllium playing, but it is hard with 1 crippled to instrumentality immoderate players from the squad due to the fact that they are going good also, during grooming and the games. 

“Other players are going to person the accidental to assistance us, they are knowing the mode we privation to play. The alteration of characteristics are not going to alteration the thought oregon the momentum of the team, but let's usage Amad and Bryan successful these games and past we volition spot successful January.”

How person Mbeumo, Amad, Mazraoui performed for Man United this term?

Mbeumo has been 1 of Man United's standout players this play pursuing his accomplishment from Brentford implicit the summer, scoring 5 goals and registering 1 assistance successful 10 appearances.

Amad, meanwhile, has 2 assists successful 9 appearances this term, with the 23-year-old gathering a beardown narration with Mbeumo down the right.

Mazraoui had had his wounded problems this season, being restricted to conscionable 3 appearances, but the 27-year-old is simply a favourite of Amorim erstwhile acceptable and available.

The trio's lack volition truthful beryllium a large stroke for Man United during specified an important play of the season.

All 3 are acceptable to beryllium progressive erstwhile the 20-time English champions proceed their 2025-26 Premier League run with a travel to Nottingham Forest connected Saturday afternoon.

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