Michael Carrick has confirmed two of his players will Manchester United's trip to St James' Park in the Premier League on Wednesday night
Michael Carrick during a Manchester United press conference
Michael Carrick has ruled out two players for Manchester United's clash with Newcastle(Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)
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Manchester United will be missing Lisandro Martinez and Mason Mount for tonight's journey to Newcastle United. Michael Carrick has been without Martinez since the Everton match, following a minor calf problem he sustained in training.
Meanwhile, Mount has been sidelined with an injury since the Fulham match and has only played once under Carrick, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Ahead of the showdown at St James' Park, there was hope that either or both players could rejoin the squad. However, in a chat with the Red Devils' television station MUTV, Carrick confirmed that neither player would be making the trip to the north east.
"Not particularly, really, no," Carrick responded when asked about any updates on Martinez.
"He won't be joining us. He's not quite ready for that. We've got one or two we're trying to work to get them back - Mason as well, he's getting a bit closer, so unfortunately it's part of the game.
"There's always going to be people out, there's always going to be people missing, but we'll keep working as hard as we can to get them back. " This comes as both Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw remain doubts for this evening. The defenders reported feeling unwell during the victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
"Yeah, they both weren't feeling too well at all over the weekend," Carrick confirmed. "We were happy to get through the game and obviously get a good result.
"We'll just give them every chance to recover and be well, really, so we'll have to see. "We've got to travel up and we've got tomorrow [Wednesday] morning, so we'll see how they feel."
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The journey to Newcastle will see Carrick return to a club that holds a special place in his heart.
"Family have got season tickets, actually, so hopefully they'll be supporting us, but maybe sitting in their end," Carrick replied when asked about how special it is returning to the north-east."
"Obviously I've got great memories. I made my Premier League full debut at Newcastle as a youngster [for West Ham], so it's funny how things work.
"It's a really tough place to go but we know that, we fully expect that. We've got to be at our best to get what we want from the game."