Manchester United’s โpreparations forโฃ Saturday’s Premier League โฃclash against Bournemouth are under scrutiny โขfollowing observations from the latest training session,potentiallyโข raising concerns for manager Erik ten Hag and incoming managerial targetโข Ruben Amorim. Several key details emerged from the session,โฃ including theโค continued absence of a โฃcrucial player and focused work wiht others.
The fitness โขofโ Lisandro Martรญnez is โthe โฃprimary worry.The Argentinian defender was again missingโข from team training, continuing a spell on the sidelines following a foot injury sustainedโ against โWest Ham unitedโค on February 25th. His ongoing rehabilitationโ leavesโ manager Erik ten Hag with limited options at center-back and casts doubt on โคhis availability for โฃthe remainder of the season, a notable blow โgiven his importance to the team’s defensive structure. Amorim, heavily linked withโค theโค United managerial role, will be โassessing the squad’sโ current state and potential injury issues as โhe considers his future โฃat theโ club.
Beyond Martรญnez’s absence, Harry Maguire and Luke Shawโข participated in the session,โข suggestingโ they are in contention for a starting role against Bournemouth. Both playersโ have been โrecovering from injuries, andโ theirโ involvement indicatesโ a positive stepโ towards regaining full โคfitness.
Additionally, reports โขindicate that young midfielder Kobbie Mainoo was seen workingโข separately onโ individual drills, potentially as a precaution to โคmanage his workload. Mainoo has been a standout โperformer for United this season, and the club will be โkeen to avoid any setbacks with the โขpromising academy graduate. Theโ training session offered a glimpse into โTenโ Hag’s tactical preparations, with a focus onโฃ defensive association and set-piece routines.
