Man United face Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Tuesday night (8pm kick-off) with both teams set to be without key players through injury.
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Man United boss Ruben Amorim has provided an injury update on his squad ahead of Tuesday's game against Nottingham Forest
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Manchester United travel to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Tuesday night as they look to continue their good form.
Ruben Amorim's side earned a credible 1-1 draw against Arsenal before thrashing Real Sociedad and Leicester City before the March international break. United face a big few weeks with the Manchester derby on Sunday before the first leg of their huge Europa League quarter-final against Lyon next Thursday.
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United's focus will be on Forest first though as they take on a team flying high. The East Midlands club sit third in the top-flight table and are also chasing FA Cup glory under Nuno Espirito Santo.
And United boss Amorim has provided an injury update on his team ahead of the midweek clash against Nuno's men. The former Sporting Lisbon head coach has confirmed that Luke Shaw, Kobbie Mainoo, Jonny Evans, Lisandro Martinez and Ayden Heaven will miss the City Ground clash.
"Luke (Shaw) is not ready yet. We are starting to do some drills with the team but we are building Luke," he said at his pre-match press conference on Monday.
"Mason Mount is feeling better but he was on the bench in the last game, Kobbie (Mainoo) is almost ready, Jonny (Evans) is recovering, Lisandro (Martinez) is out. (Harry) Maguire is also ready to go to the game and (Leny) Yoro, yes."
Amorim has also provided an update on the fitness of centre-back Ayden Heaven. The 19-year-old was carried off on a stretcher against Leicester City before the international break.
"It is not so serious. He is recovering. He is not yet ready to play but he will return this season, for sure," the Portuguese added.
Forest meanwhile could be without two key players in midweek. Striker Chris Wood missed their win over Brighton in the FA Cup on Saturday through injury, while midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White picked up a knock against the Seagulls.
"He is improving. He is getting better day by day,” Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo said. "We have to assess him day by day. It is all about him being pain-free and then getting back to fitness.”
On Gibbs-White, he added: "We are going to assess him. He had a big contact. His leg was not OK, and he was struggling... so, we decided to turn to Morato to see if we could hold on for penalties."
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