Man Utd suffer triple injury blow as Ruben Amorim facing selection nightmare for Spurs clash

Manchester United are ‘set to be without’ three players ahead of their Premier League clash away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.

United come into game week 25 sitting in 13^th place and will be hoping for a positive performance in north London.

Amorim, 40, has a huge selection dilemma on his hands and could even select a 19-year-old academy graduate in the 20-man matchday squad.

This may be a forced change as a result of a string of injuries the United squad has sustained in training this week.

The likes of Mason Mount, Luke Shaw and Jonny Evans are currently working their way back to fitness following spells on the sidelines.

While Lisandro Martinez is expected to miss the rest of the 2024/25 campaign after suffering an injury to his cruciate ligament during the 2-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on February 2.

Now, Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer are likely to miss Sunday’s fixture as they all suffered injuries in training this week.

United could be without Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo against Spurs (Credit:Getty)

Mainoo’s injury is expected to keep him out for a couple of weeks, meaning he could potentially miss next week’s trip to Goodison Park, where they will face Everton.

Who could play in Man United’s midfield?

Well, the most senior players available are Christian Eriksen and Casemiro, but the pair arguably lack the pace required in what promises to be an intense away game with both sides desperate for three points.

Amorim gave his thoughts on the injury crisis when addressing the media in a press conference on Friday.

“No, was a good week until two days ago," Amorim said. "We had some problems also. So, we don’t have players back; maybe we have one or two issues, but we are waiting.

"We have one player also who is sick, so we will see the team at the weekend. But was good to work with the team, to feel the players and to try to improve our performance."

Amorim was also asked about whether he will bring in youngsters such as highly-rated prospect Chido Obi-Martin.

"I don’t want to say names because we have to be careful with that," he added. "They are working with us. We had some problems this week, we called some young players to be in our training so we will have the data and evaluation and he is one of them."