Kobbie Mainoo walks into Villa Park with his headphones on
Kobbie Mainoo has not played since October 6
Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez might be unavailable for Manchester United’s trip to Arsenal next week with the club yet to record an away win in 11 weeks.
United are set to enter December having not earned a victory on the road since September 14 - the 3-0 win at Southampton, some seven away fixtures ago. That is, in fact, their sole win away from Old Trafford all season, having drawn five other trips on the road.
One of their most credible stalemates came in the goalless lockout at Aston Villa on October 6, which is the last time Mainoo played. He suffered a muscle injury towards the end of the game and has sat out the subsequent 10 United matches.
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The 19-year-old has since returned to training and has made the matchday squad in both of Ruben Amorim’s first games in charge following November's international break, but is yet to get onto the field.
Martinez, meanwhile, returned from a minor lower back issue that forced him to miss this month’s Argentina fixtures on Thursday. He lasted 60 minutes in United’s 3-2 Europa League win over Bodo/Glimt, Amorim's home debut.
Martinez is expected to play against Everton on Sunday with Mainoo potentially getting his first minutes for nearly two months. However, both could yet still miss the clash with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium the subsequent Wednesday.
The pair currently sit on four Premier League yellow cards and one more will see them serve a one-match suspension. Should that come against Everton, they will miss the trip to Arsenal.
The threshold for such yellow-card bans only rises to 10 after a club’s 19th league fixture. Diogo Dalot and Harry Maguire - not yet back from the injury he himself picked up against Villa - will be mindful of the next seven Premier League matches, with both sitting on three cautions.