Manchester United are travelling to Leeds for another tricky away fixture after a defeat in Madrid in the Champions League.
On Sunday afternoon, United will face Leeds United, who have been one of the Premier League’s most impressive sides this year, impressing with their intense style of play under Daniel Farke.
Benjamin Sesko remains out of action for Manchester United
Ahead of the clash against their fierce rivals, Michael Carrick is dealing with a plethora of injury doubts.
Among the key absentees against Atletico Madrid during midweek were Kobbie Mainoo, Luke Shaw and Benjamin Sesko.
“Yeah, we’ll see on Luke and Kobbie,” Carrick said in his pre-match conference for the Leeds United outing.
“Ben’s kind of still going undergoing a couple of kind of checks that we’re really trying to— before we kind of update on timelines of everything, we’re just trying to be clear with what that looks like, so he’s still a little bit further away.”
According to club insider Sully, Sesko is not in the matchday squad yet again, having been sidelined since sustaining a shin injury against Brighton & Hove Albion in the League Cup in September.
Manchester United full-backs unavailable for Leeds clash
Patrick Dorgu and Noussair Mazraoui suffered injury knocks during their respective international duties with Denmark and Morocco and will remain unavailable to face Leeds at Elland Road.
Sully adds that the full-backs have not travelled with the squad.
“Dorgu is expected to be out for a little while longer, while Mazraoui trained this week and is close to returning to action,” the insider claims.
Noussair Mazraoui & Patrick Dorgu both haven't travelled with the #MUFC squad for the #LUFC game tomorrow. They're both not expected to make the squad, barring a late surprise solo travel. Dorgu is expected to be out for a little while longer. @UtdDistrict https://t.co/zr3LixxvHz
— Sully (@SullyTalkz) October 17, 2026
There is a possibility that Mazraoui could travel alone for the game, but that possibility seems unlikely as of now.
In recent games, Carrick has used the likes of Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven out wide to address the full-back injury crisis at United.
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