Manchester United welcome Kobbie Mainoo back from injury for their Europa League quarter-final first leg against Lyon tonight as Ruben Amorim has named the midfielder to the bench.
Mainoo has been sidelined for two months with a calf injury and this week week returned to training ahead of the trip to France. Should he play tonight, it would be his first appearance since February.
Amorim hints he will not play much, if at all, saying: "In this moment, we have to be careful with Kobbie. He had some games out so we have to be careful with his fitness. We are really pleased with him, but we have to be careful with him."
Matthijs de Ligt has again been ruled out, though, with the same foot injury which saw him miss the drab Manchester draw draw Man City. With Lisandro Martinez, Ayden Heaven and Jonny Evans ruled out, Harry Maguire should again start alongside the impressive Leny Yoro.
Amorim continued: "Matthijs has a problem with his foot. We are trying to assess. We don't have the data on when he can return. Toby [Collyer] has a small issue in his leg."
Luke Shaw also returns to the squad but is not yet ready to start over Patrick Dorgu at left-back, while Mason Mount was another rare sighting at the weekend after his own lengthy injury woes.
Mount is also back in the squad but misses the starting eleven, but the frustrating form of Alejandro Garnacho will be a concern for manager Ruben Amorim. Rasmus Hojlund gets the nod over Joshua Zirkzee, with the two strikers both struggling for goals of late.
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Man Utd XI: Onana; Dorgu, Mazraoui, Maguire, Yoro, Dalot; Ugarte, Casemiro; Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund
Man Utd subs: Bayindir, Heaton, Amass, Kamason, Kukonki, Lindelof, Shaw, Eriksen, Mainoo, Moorhouse, Mount, Zirkzee
Injured: De Ligt, Martinez, Amad, Shaw, Heaven, Evans, Collyer
Time and date: 8pm BST on Thursday, April 10, 2025
Venue: Groupama Stadium
How to watch: TNT Sport
