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Noussair Mazraoui has now returned to Manchester having been narrowly beaten with Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations final by Senegal.
Whether the defender is ready for action this weekend after a hectic month remains to be seen - it could be something that Carrick provides an update on in his pre-match media briefing with journalists at Carrington on Friday afternoon (13:30 GMT).
Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt were the only two players to miss last weekend's derby through injury and, as above, further information could be provided by our head coach in his press conference.
Academy graduate Shea Lacey will be available for this one, having now served his one-match suspension for picking up two yellow cards in the FA Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion.
For the hosts, Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori and youngster Max Dowman have been sidelined with injury, but as with Carrick, Arteta could give us more information in his meetings with the press ahead of the game.