Forest can take another huge step towards Champions League qualification (Picture: Metro)
Manchester United will be bolstered by a handful of returning stars when they take on Nottingham Forest in the Premier League tonight.
The international break allowed a number of United stars return to training with Ruben Amorim’s options considerably bolstered as the domestic campaign resumes.
Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro and Luke Shaw were all back at Carrington last week.
Maguire has not featured since being forced off late on in United’s FA Cup defeat to Fulham at the beginning of March.
Yoro meanwhile was replaced at half-time in the 1-1 draw with Arsenal, missing the Europa League second leg clash against Real Sociedad and the 3-0 win over Leicester City prior to the international break.
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Shaw has endured a disastrous campaign derailed injury, featuring just three times under Ruben Amorim before being sidelined again in December.
Yoro and Maguire are available to face Forest but Shaw is still working his way back into contention on the training pitch.
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Yoro returned to training last week (Picture: Getty)
Kobbie Mainoo meanwhile has not featured since mid-February, sidelined with a muscle problem. While it had been hoped he would be available after the international break, the 19-year-old ‘is not ready’ for tonight.
United meanwhile are still assessing Ayden Heaven after the young defender was stretchered off against Leicester.
When will Ayden Heaven return for Man Utd?
His injury at Leicester looked like it was quite minor, albeit one where he was in a quite a lot of pain.
Our thoughts were his ankle wobbled as he came down onto it. It was likely one of two things – it was ligament damage from the movement in his ankle or the peroneal muscle group that stopped his ankle from rolling that gave him that tweak and a little strain in one of those muscles.
It could have been a slight hairline fracture but I think that would have been the worst case scenario. With the other two, you are probably talking about a couple of weeks out. 2-4 weeks is probably on the money.
Stephen Smith, Kitman Labs Founder and CEO, was speaking exclusively to Metro.
Kitman Labs is the world’s leading performance intelligence and technology company, specialising in injury welfare and performance analytics working with the Premier League.
While he was pictured leaving the King Power Stadium wearing a protective boot that night, Fears over a serious injury have subsided, with hope he will be available again soon.
How United could line up this week…
The United boss remains without Lisandro Martinez and Jonny Evans at the back.
Rasmus Hojlund meanwhile ended his 19-game drought with a well-taken goal against Leicester before scoring a winner against Portugal during the international break.
Predicted Man Utd XI to face Nottingham Forest
Onana, de Ligt, Maguire, Yoro, Dalot, Fernandes, Ugarte, Dorgu, Zirkzee, Garnacho, Hojlund
Where to watch Nottingham Forest vs Man Utd? Kick-off time and TV channel
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United kicks off at 8pm on Tuesday 1 April.
The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports ultimate with a live stream available through the Discover+ app.
You can also follow all the action with Metro’s LIVE matchday blog.
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