Get the most recent information from Manchester United’s Carrington training facility prior to their Saturday Old Trafford encounter versus Bournemouth.
Manchester United will be aiming to win the Premier League for the second consecutive season when they take on Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
The Reds, who had previously beaten the Cherries in both of their seasons, triumphed over Chelsea 2-1 on Wednesday to get back to winning ways. Scott McTominay scored twice to put United in sixth place in the standings following Cole Palmer’s equaliser.
It was the ideal response to the lacklustre, uninspired performance they had displayed four days earlier at St. James’ Park against Newcastle United, where they had looked as hopeless as they had looked in a long time under Erik ten Hag. Because of this, the Dutchman will be keen for his team to build on their victory over Chelsea and aim for a top-four finish moving forward.
If United beat Bournemouth, they would draw even with Manchester City, who play this Sunday. This suggests that the Reds are facing pressure to win games in a row.
Less than twenty-four hours after the victory against Chelsea, Thursday’s Carrington training session seemed to be quite light, with players who didn’t start the game on Wednesday night participating. It implied that participation was limited to those who left the bench or didn’t participate at all.
Having said that, MEN Sport has selected five observations from the training session on Thursday.
Raphael Varane’s name was missing from the team sheet on Wednesday night, and United claimed that he missed the match against Chelsea due to a “sore back.” Even though he hasn’t been in Ten Hag’s first-choice starting lineup lately, he has been a consistent reserve, so there were some eyebrows raised by his midweek absence. United, though, argued that a back problem prevented him from playing. He did, however, practice on Thursday and is expecting to be considered for the match against Bournemouth.
Winger Amad, a member of the United first squad, was seen participating in a training session for the first time since suffering a knee injury during the preseason. Despite his recent focus on a solitary rehabilitation programme, his presence on Thursday suggests that a comeback may not be too far off. He had a big smile on his face and was delighted to be back on the pitch with his teammates after being away from it for a while when he was spotted wearing the red bib.
For the first time since sustaining a knee injury during the preseason, United first team member Winger Amad was spotted taking part in a training session. Even if he has been concentrating on a solitary recovery programme lately, his attendance on Thursday raises the possibility that a return is imminent. When he was seen wearing the red bib, he had a large smile on his face and was happy to be back on the pitch with his comrades after a long absence.
After failing to get off the bench against Chelsea, Kobbie Mainoo will be looking for a recall against Bournemouth. For the first time since making his comeback against Everton almost two weeks earlier, he had not featured in a role. Ten Hag did admit, though, that his level of fitness needed to be closely watched in the days before the game. He took part in Thursday’s training session among the other players who were not in action during the midweek, and he will surely be inspired to give it his all this weekend in the hopes of being called up.
During United’s most recent practise, Ten Hag brought a number of young players, including defender Sam Murray, who hasn’t made his senior debut for the team yet. He was joined in the session by Dan Gore, Hannibal Mejbri, Shola Shoretire, and Maxi Oyedele.
