Michael Carrick will preview the game with Leeds today
Michael Carrick will preview the game with Leeds today
Manchester United are back in Premier League action on Monday and Michael Carrick will preview the clash with Leeds this afternoon.
The draw with Bournemouth seems a distant memory now. It's over two weeks since United were last in action, but they're back with a bang against their fierce rivals on Monday as they look to take another giant stride towards Champions League qualification.
Carrick will provide the early team news this afternoon along with any injury updates. Diogo Dalot did not travel to Dublin for United's four-day training camp during the break so we should get an update on him today. Patrick Dorgu was part of the training camp but it's unlikely he will be fit enough to be named in the squad against Leeds.
Stick with us as we bring you everything Carrick has to say at Carrington ahead of this huge clash.
Here's a look at Leeds' last five results:
West Ham 2-2 Leeds (FA Cup - won on penalties)
Leeds 0-0 Brentford
Palace 0-0 Leeds
Leeds 3-0 Norwich (FA Cup)
Leeds 0-1 Sunderland
Here's a look at United's last five results:
Bournemouth 2-2 United
United 3-1 Villa
Newcastle 2-1 United
United 2-1 Palace
Everton 0-1 United
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Worth remembering that Arsenal's win in midweek means that five teams from the Premier League will qualify for next season's Champions League.
United currently sit third in the table and so they shouldn't need the insurance policy of an extra spot being awarded to English teams!
When Amad and Mbeumo spoke to journalists in Ireland, the former offered a glowing appraisal of Carrick, saying: "It's not for us as a player to decide for his future but he's been very great, he's been doing so much for the team, he has a lot of experience and he knows the club, he has the DNA so we think he's the right man but we are really happy for what he's doing right now," he said.
"I think since he's arrived in the club, he's been clear to everyone that he wants to win, he wants the Champions League next season and he's been working with each player so he's doing very well and we are really happy to have him as a manager."
We'll get the manager's thoughts on those comments today.
We'll be able to bring you every word from the boss at 2pm today.
Amad and Mbeumo took to the stage for the press conference that took place during the training camp, so it's been a while since we spoke to the United boss. There's plenty to ask him about after such a long break!
Hello and welcome to our live blog of Carrick's press conference ahead of the game against Leeds.
The United boss will give injury updates and early team news this afternoon. He's also likely to be asked about Maguire after he signed a new deal in midweek.
There were a couple of big-name absentees from United's training camp squad this week, with Diogo Dalot and Matthijs de Ligt among them. We should get updates on the pair today.
Stick with us for live updates throughout the day!
Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick