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Man Utd team news as they face Brighton in the Premier League this weekend.
Ruben Amorim's side are back in action when they host the Seagulls at Old Trafford and will hope to build upon their impressive win over Liverpool a week ago. United have won consecutive league matches for the first time under Amorim and will look to make it three in a row on Saturday evening.
The United head coach could make a couple of changes to his side from the victory over Liverpool, with Maguire and Mount both in contention to drop out of the starting line up. Amorim refused to directly rule either of them out but revealed they both suffered knocks in the week that have put their involvement in doubt.
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Manchester United team news vs Brighton
Manchester United could be without three players when they host Brighton in the Premier League. Lisandro Martinez has yet to return to team training after he suffered a serious knee injury back in February, while Harry Maguire and Mason Mount are both doubts.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon, Ruben Amorim told reporters: "The squad is fine. We have some doubts, we had some issues during the week. Harry Maguire and Mason Mount knocks. Nothing serious. We will see tomorrow. Licha is out. The rest is ready for the game. I think it is going to be a difficult game. Brighton are a team who are fun to watch, really good on build up. They are really strong on transitions, they are doing well on set-pieces this season. So I think they are a team that is really complete. We need to be really smart. To face that game with a real focus on everything that we do.”
Martinez is getting closer to a return to action, but Amorim does not want to put any pressure on the defender by identifying a specific timeframe for his comeback. United insist he will only be made available for selection when he is deemed fully match fit by medical staff.
Amorim added: "I don't know. He trained really well, not with us. He was on the next pitch, and I was watching. He is training well, the knee has responded really well. I don't want to say a specific day, or one week. I don’t know but he is near to start training with the team. The it depends on the rhythm of Licha if he wins the place or not. He is closer."
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