Ruben Amorim issues shock Amad injury update and rules four Man Utd stars out of Arsenal clash
Ruben Amorim has revealed four players will miss Manchester United's clash against Arsenal due to injury, while one could return. The Gunners will host the Red Devils at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon in the FA Cup third round as both sides look to win some silverware.
Arsenal will be hoping to return to winning ways after losing 2-0 to Newcastle United in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday night. As for United, who have had longer to prepare for the heavyweight bout, they held Liverpool to a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Sunday evening.
While this weekend's visitors will have a skip in their step after going toe-to-toe with Arne Slot's side, Amorim could be without some big names. Speaking to MUTV ahead of the highly anticipated clash, the United boss provided a damning injury update.
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"Vic [Victor Lindelof] continues out, Jonny [Evans] continues out," Amorim told club media. "Amad has a little injury but I think he can recover. Luke Shaw continues his improvement, Mason Mount also. The rest are strong to compete for a place and to play again."
With four players unavailable for selection and Amad a doubt, Amorim was asked whether United plan to bring any new faces to Old Trafford this month. He said: "The first thing I think is… I don’t remember to say clearly that I want new players.
"What I said is that sometimes the profile for this system is different, and the players came here with a different idea of how to play. So I don’t remember saying that so clearly, that I want new players. What I said is that we need to improve recruitment.
"When we are targeting players, we need to be sure that they will cope with the demands. Sometimes, you have to bet a little bit. And what I also said is that we have to improve our Academy, to bring young kids that fills the club in the right way, and also with that rules, we are able to do some business and have some money to invest in the team.
"Our idea is always to keep the best players and the players that we build for this club. But we know the position that the club is in at the moment, but we will see. I’m very happy, I like our players, especially the guys from our Academy. My players are always my favourites."
Amorim added: "I really love my players. I want to keep my players, especially the talented ones. Like I said, it’s a special moment in this club, it’s a hard moment, but, of course, I’m really happy with Kobbie [Mainoo], he’s improving, and also with Garna [Alejandro Garnacho].
"We will see, guys. Let’s focus on the game. They are available, they are training, we will see the selection for this game. They have to focus just on playing the next game."