Man Utd Rocked By Double Injury Blow Before Brighton Visit

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Manchester United could beryllium without some centre backmost Harry Maguire and midfielder Mason Mount for nan sojourn of Brighton & Hove Albion connected Saturday, head Ruben Amorim has confirmed.

The Red Devils are enjoying a uncommon play of positivity nether nan boss, who has yet overseen back-to-back Premier League victories aft 11 months successful nan post. United are now searching for 3 consecutive wins successful nan title for nan first clip since August 2024.

United whitethorn person to conflict for that triumph without Maguire, nan leader of nan juncture past clip retired pinch a late victor against Liverpool, aft a sound successful training near him a awesome uncertainty for Saturday’s game.

“The squad is fine,” Amorim began. “We person immoderate doubts, we had immoderate issues during nan week, pinch Harry Maguire and Mason Mount. Knocks, but thing serious.

“Licha [Martínez] is out, but nan remainder is fresh for nan game. I deliberation it’s ever going to beryllium for illustration always, but it’s going to beryllium a very difficult game. It’s a difficult team. They are nosy to watch, really bully pinch build-up, really beardown pinch transitions successful each facet of nan crippled and are doing good pinch set-pieces.”

Harry Maguire’s Man Utd statement is winding down. / Carl Recine/Getty Images

Maguire is playing for his United early arsenic he approaches nan last six months of his statement astatine Old Trafford.

Reports person claimed some parties are keen connected an hold and Maguire is thought to beryllium prepared to judge a salary cut to effort and get a woody complete nan line. Amorim was successful nary temper to uncover nan latest connected immoderate negotiations.

“We are really happy pinch Harry,” he deflected. “It is not nan clip to talk astir that again because that gives nan thought that we are reasoning truthful acold away. We are really happy pinch Harry. He is really important for us, but we request to attraction connected nan adjacent game.

“I deliberation it was bully for him to play pinch nan 3 centre backs. I deliberation he feels much comfortable.

“He doesn’t request to spell to nan broadside truthful much. Sometimes, you thief immoderate players pinch nan measurement you play. Sometimes, it is nan other pinch immoderate players. I americium really pleased. I deliberation he is not young, but he tin study a lot. He tin improve. I deliberation he tin beryllium truthful overmuch amended pinch nan shot because he has that quality.

“He needs to show that. Nowadays, pinch nan set-pieces that you see, nan magnitude of men that you put successful nan box, each transverse from nan opponent, everyone is playing nan pass.

“He is simply a monolithic subordinate for us, truthful I’m really happy, but he needs to proceed and that crippled [vs. Liverpool] is successful nan past. The extremity is successful nan past, let’s move into nan future.”