Martinez, Mount, De Ligt - Manchester United latest injury news with 'important' star back vs Aston Villa
The latest Man Utd injury news ahead of the Premier League fixture against Aston Villa today.
Manchester United hope to have an 'important' player back in the matchday squad when they host Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Michael Carrick will aim to bounce back from his first defeat as United head coach with a victory that would be important in their bid for Champions League qualification. United began the weekend third in the Premier League, level on points with Villa and three ahead of both Chelsea and Liverpool in the hunt for a top-four finish.
United expect to be without three players for the crucial clash later today, though two stars are expected to be available following recent injury issues. Here is all the latest team news ahead of the Villa match at Old Trafford.
Manchester United latest injury news
Noussair Mazraoui - 15 March vs Aston Villa (H)
Mazraoui suffered a knock in the defeat to Newcastle last week. He has been involved in team training ahead of the Aston Villa match and should be back in the matchday squad this weekend.
Mason Mount - 15 March vs Aston Villa (H)
Mount has missed the last six matches due to an unspecified training injury. He also returned to team training this week and could be named on the bench against Aston Villa.
Lisandro Martinez - 20 March vs Bournemouth (A)
Martinez has been rule out of the Aston Villa clash due to a recent calf injury. He has missed the last three matches because of the setback, after it was hoped he would only miss one match.
Patrick Dorgu - 13 April vs Leeds (H)
Dorgu has not featured since the victory over Arsenal at the start of the year. He is expected to return from his hamstring injury in the coming weeks and could play after the March international break.
Matthijs De Ligt - 13 April vs Leeds (H)
De Ligt has been close to a return on several occasions but remains sidelined due to a back injury he suffered at the end of November. He is not expected back until next month at the earliest.
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