Manchester United injury update: Latest news and return dates for first Mauricio Pochettino game

Manchester United will, reportedly, emerge from the international break with a new managerial appointment.

Mauricio Pochettino has been heavily linked with a return to the Premier League

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The task of getting a positive result on Merseyside will ultimately depend on the players available for selection as United went into the international break with fresh injury concerns.

Harry Maguire lasted just 45 minutes on Sunday after succumbing to a suspected back problem to add to club woes.

Harry Maguire

Maguire shook off a knock to start against Aston Villa, but had to be withdrawn at half-time with a back problem.

The centre-back appeared to be limping after being substituted late in Tuesday's 3-2 Champions League victory over Roma, but started at Old Trafford five days later.

Speaking after the game, Carrick told MUTV: "Harry had a bad back. A really bad back spasm that he had with maybe 10-15 minutes to go in the first half.

"I don't know how bad it is but, going into the internationals, there should be plenty of time for him to recover."

Potential return date: Sunday, November 22 vs Liverpool (A)

Carlos Baleba

Carlos Baleba had to wait a while for his debut, having arrived from Brighton carrying an injury, but did impress when he finally got to step onto the pitch.

However, the summer signing will now be sidelined for a number of weeks with a hamstring injury picked up against Roma in the Champions League.

Asked for an update before the Aston Villa draw, Carrick said: “Carlos we don’t know exactly [the severity], but it’ll be a number of weeks yet.

Injury blow: Carlos Baleba

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“Definitely not this week and not over the international break, it will be a little bit longer yet.”

Potential return date: December 2026

Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford continues to miss out with a persistent hip injury, which has kept him out since the 2-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid last month.

It had been hoped that Rashford could return to face Villa, but will now spend the international break building up his fitness.

Speaking recently about Rashford’s injury, Carrick said: “Marcus, we will just have to see, day by day, how he keeps improving.”

Potential return date: Sunday, November 22 vs Liverpool (A)

Luke Shaw

Luke Shaw has been sidelined with the muscular problem since the 1-1 draw with Tottenham in Man United’s first game after the autumn international break.

The left-back has not yet returned to first-team training.

Asked for an update last week, Carrick said: “Luke definitely won’t be around this week and fit at that point.”

Luke Shaw has not featured for Man United in over a month

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Recent reports suggest Shaw is targeting a return to action against Liverpool, thus ensuring Pochettino - if appointed - can have Man United’s first-choice left-back available for selection.

Potential return date: Sunday, November 22 vs Liverpool (A)

Benjamin Sesko

Benjamin Sesko has been ruled out until 2027 with his ongoing shin injury issues.

The Slovenian saw his debut season cut short by the injury, and has managed to make a few appearances this term, but will be sidelined for the remainder of the year.

“We're not exactly sure yet how long [he will be out for], but it's going to be a significant amount of time, unfortunately,” Carrick said earlier in the month.

Sidelined: Benjamin Sesko

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“So I feel for Ben, he had the issue at the end of last season that we looked after and tried to give him as much time to recover and then unfortunately he's had the issue coming into this season.

“So, we've got to do what's best for Ben and he's going to have to have some time on the sidelines, unfortunately.

Potential return date: January 2027

Manuel Ugarte

Uruguay international Ugarte is set to be out for much of this season with a torn ACL that he sustained at the World Cup.