Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez is fit to face Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League on Thursday but Harry Maguire and Leny Yoro remain unavailable.
Martinez, 26, missed his side’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town on Sunday due to a back injury he sustained during the international break but new United head coach Ruben Amorim confirmed that the Argentina international has trained and is set to return to the squad.
Maguire, 31, has been unavailable since sustaining a calf injury during their goalless draw at Aston Villa on October 6 while 19-year-old Yoro will have to wait a little longer to make his competitive debut for United.
The Frenchman has been sidelined since August with a foot injury sustained soon after he joined the club from Lille in a deal worth €62million (£52m; $67.9m) plus a further €8m in add-ons during the summer transfer window. Yoro returned to first-team training earlier this month.
When asked for an update on the trio, Amorim said: “Not Harry but Licha (Martinez) is ready. He didn’t stop too much time so I felt that he is ready. The different situation with Harry, we need them both. They are both training, Very soon will be on the pitch. He (Yoro) is available to train but we are working on his fitness.
“We have to do it (rotate). Especially at this moment because we have a lot of games. We are at the beginning of something and they have to feel they (squad players) are part of it. “They are international players, they have to rotate. We will have to try and have an idea of how to play and everyone has to be on the same page.”
The game against the Norweigan side Bodo/Glimt will be Amorim’s first game at Old Trafford since taking charge of the club earlier this month.
When asked about his excitement at taking charge of his first home match, Amorim said: “Everybody (has) said to me it will be a special time. I just want to win the game. I just want to give that happiness to the supporters.
“Before the match, it will be a new sensation but after it will be one more game and we want to win.”
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