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The Man Utd team news and injury latest ahead of the next Premier League fixture.
The 27-year-old has not featured for United this season due to a thigh injury, but is in contention to be selected for their upcoming clash at Old Trafford.
Ruben Amorim made eight changes to his starting line up for the midweek defeat to Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup, as Andre Onana, Tyler Fredricson, Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee all made their first appearances of the season. Casemiro was an unused substitute, while Leny Yoro and Luke Shaw were both left out of the squad entirely, with the trio all expected to start against Burnley on Saturday afternoon.
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Speaking to MUTV ahead of the match, Amorim was asked for an update on his squad as they go in search of their first of the new season. "Really well," he replied. "I had some choices to make [for the weekend's side]. It was hard. I tried to choose the best starting XI, knowing that, sometimes, it's not the starting XI that is going to finish or close the game, so everyone is really important."
Amorim has a few difficult selection decisions to make this weekend, with Altay Bayindir in contention to return in goal after Onana performed so poorly in midweek. Bruno Fernandes could also return to partner Casemiro in central midfield while it will be interesting to see whether Benjamin Sesko is given his first league start for the club.
In terms of the Burnley team news, former United defender Axel Tuanzebe could feature, while Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts, Manuel Benson and Zeki Amdouni are expected to miss out.
"We have been able to improve on where we are," Scott Parker said in his pre-match press conference. "Some of the lads got minutes during the week [in the Carabao Cup win over Derby County on Tuesday] - Armando Broja, Axel Tuanzebe and Bashir Humphreys - and that helps them get up to speed."
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