Manchester United have taken a 25-strong group to Ireland for an intensive midseason training camp that includes Lisandro Mart\u00ednez and Patrick Dorgu as they progress through injury recoveries.<\/p>\n
A Portugal international has played in every United game\u2014starting most of them\u2014since a minor injury-related absence in September. He misses out through illness, with veteran third-choice goalkeeper Tom Heaton also remaining in Manchester for the same reason.<\/p>\n
Mart\u00ednez, who missed most of the 2025 calendar year because of an ACL tear, had been sidelined since the 2\u20132 draw against West Ham United on Feb. 10 with a calf problem. Dorgu has been absent from the last eight Premier League matches after limping out of January\u2019s win over Arsenal. The Denmark international has returned to training on grass and being part of this camp should see him take the next steps on his road to recovery.<\/p>\n
Dorgu had been deployed in a more advanced wide forward role under the Carrick era, and scored in consecutive landmark wins over Manchester City and the Gunners. His hamstring injury in the latter was viewed as a significant blow given his form and the lack of a natural alternative on that side of the pitch.<\/p>\n
Matthijs de Ligt, out with a back injury since the start of December, is missing. BBC Sport has reported the Dutchman is yet to resume \u201cmeaningful\u201d training, which suggests his return is not that close.<\/p>\n
Several members of the club\u2019s under-21s are absent because the U21 side are competing in the Premier League International Cup, facing Real Madrid Castilla in Tuesday\u2019s quarterfinal. That explains the omission of Jack Fletcher, Tyler Fletcher, Tyler Fredricson, Chido Obi and Shea Lacey. A handful of other academy players have been selected instead.<\/p>\n
The simple answer is because they can. United\u2019s calendar is unusually light this season: no European fixtures and early exits from the Carabao Cup and FA Cup have left the squad with a 40-game campaign, the shortest for the club since 1914\u201315.<\/p>\n
United last played on Friday, March 20, drawing 2\u20132 with Bournemouth before an international break. Their next match is on Monday, April 13, against Leeds United at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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