Manchester United gaffer Ruben Amorim revealed the likes of Christian Eriksen, Manuel Ugarte and Leny Yoro would be back in contention for Saturday’s clash at Everton.
Quizzed about the injury situation and if this week had been better than the previous week dominated by negative injury updates, Amorim smiled admitting so.
“Yes, because we don’t lose players. We recover players – Chris, Manu and Leny return”.
Amorim also clarified comments he made regarding Eriksen’s absence from the 1-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur last Saturday.
Speaking of Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a game at Euro 2020, Amorim said: “Chris has the heart situation and we have to be really careful with that – it’s nothing about the heart. I’m just saying the heart rate has to be controlled because he has a fever.”
Eriksen then said in a subsequent Instagram post that he just had a virus.
“With Chris, it was a misunderstanding,” Amorim said to provide clarity.
“I want to be really clear on that also, because of Chris, he’s healthy and ready to play for many years in a high level.
“It’s just my limitations explaining the injuries. I want to make this really clear.”
Saturday’s clash at Goodison Park is a vital one for both mid-table teams. United are 15th on the table, 12 points above the drop zone and one point below 14th-placed Everton.
Amorim was unsure about the timeline for his other injured players, including Amad Diallo, who is expected to miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury, Toby Collyer, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount and Luke Shaw.
“It’s hard to know [about the others],” he added.
“Amad is [out] for a long time. I think Mase [Mount] continues to make his recovery. Luke continues to make his recovery. I don’t have a day [for his return].
“Toby seems to be the closest one, but not now. Kobbie is recovering. We have to adapt to use the players we have for the schedule.”
