Ruben Amorim has confirmed Bruno Fernandes will not be available for Manchester United\u2019s home fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers, adding to a growing injury list for the club as the calendar year closes. Fernandes watched from the stands at Old Trafford for the 1\u20130 Boxing Day victory over Newcastle United and will be absent once more when United host Wolves on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Amorim detailed the situation in his prematch press conference, underlining that several senior players remain sidelined. \u201cI don\u2019t know how Mase is going to be for that game. I think Kobbie Mainoo is not going to be ready, Bruno is not going to be ready, Matta is not going to be ready, Harry is not going to be ready, so I don\u2019t think we are going to have more players.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the Wolves game, United travel to Elland Road at the weekend. When asked whether any of the injured players could return for the trip to Leeds United, Amorim repeated Fernandes\u2019s desire to resume training while insisting selection was not possible for the midweek match. \u201cBruno is already saying that he needs to train, but we don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no chance he is going to play against Wolves, you can write that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The club has not issued an official timetable for Fernandes\u2019s recovery. Reports suggest the Portugal international may not return until late January, with the Manchester derby in three weeks cited as a potential target for his comeback. Amorim offered limited optimism about the wider squad for the two upcoming fixtures, adding that some players were still struggling in their recoveries. \u201cMainoo is going to start on the pitch, also, so we will see. Matta is struggling a little bit, Harry the same thing, so I don\u2019t expect to have the players for this game [against Wolves]. For the other game [against Leeds], I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
United now head into a busy period with selection constrained by a cluster of injuries to key personnel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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