Man Utd are being hit by injuries at the worst possible time and Michael Carrick will have plenty of updates to offer this week.
Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo
Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo both withdrew from international duty with England
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Manchester United will be back in Premier League action on Saturday when they welcome Tottenham to Old Trafford for what feels like a must-win game for Michael Carrick.
United have just five points from five games so far this season, and Carrick knows he needs to deliver an upturn in results quickly, with the visit of bottom-of-the-table Spurs offering the ideal opportunity to do just that.
Carrick will speak to the media later this week ahead of the game after a three-week international break and he could have plenty of team news to talk about.
Injuries have flared up for United and at least 10 players could have fitness concerns ahead of the game this weekend.
Tom Heaton
The third-choice goalkeeper picked up an injury during the friendly against Paris St-Germain in Gothenburg and hasn't been seen since.
It's unlikely Carrick will be asked about Heaton's fitness now that Karl Darlow is back fit and available, while Dermot Mee is a regular part of the matchday squad as well.
Noussair Mazraoui
The defender played left-back twice for Morocco during the international break, but picked up an injury in the second of those games, coming off after 69 minutes of the win against Lesotho.
Mazraoui wasn't in the squad for a friendly against Mali on Sunday, leading to questions over his availability for United.
Matthijs de Ligt
The news on De Ligt should finally be positive. He has gone more than 10 months without playing a competitive game but featured in the friendly against Lausanne-Sport on Friday.
De Ligt travelled to Fulham without making the matchday squad, but he is now a regular part of first-team training and should be on the bench in the next week or so.
Patrick Dorgu
Dorgu picked up a hamstring injury in Denmark's Nations League win against Wales and returned to Carrington for an assessment.
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He missed three months with a hamstring problem earlier in the year and if he and Mazraoui are absent, it significantly reduces options at left-back.
Manuel Ugarte
Ugarte is a long-term absentee after suffering a knee ligament injury during the World Cup and he isn't expected back until later in the season.
Kobbie Mainoo
Mainoo withdrew from international duty after coming off 10 minutes from the end of the draw with Fulham, although Carrick said at the time that the decision was tactical.
He didn't get a kick in the World Cup during the summer and there doesn't seem to be too much concern about his fitness.
Bruno Fernandes
Fernandes came through Portugal's final two Nations League games without a problem after inheriting the captaincy from Cristiano Ronaldo, but his fitness is sure to be raised this week.
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Bruno Fernandes
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He picked up a knock against Sabah and had to fight to prove his fitness before the Premier League games against Manchester City and Fulham. Portugal boss Jorge Jesus said he had been playing with pain at United.
Amad
Amad hasn't played for United so far this season and didn't feature in the game last week, but he is thought to be close to a return.
Carrick will provide further insight as to how close the winger is to being back in the squad and if he could feature against Tottenham.
Marcus Rashford
Rashford picked up a hip injury in the World Cup and the pain has become progressively worse during his return for United before the international break.
FA officials understood his withdrawal after managing the issue over the summer, and there is hope that a rest over the last couple of weeks will have helped it settle down.
Benjamin Sesko
Sesko is back on the treatment table after suffering a recurrence of a shin injury that saw him sidelined for four months over the summer.
The striker has been for further tests and scans over the international break but it remains to be seen whether he will need another period of rest to let the injury settle.
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