Man United strongest squad for Nottingham Forest named as Ruben Amorim gets triple boost

Man United strongest squad for Nottingham Forest named as Ruben Amorim gets triple boost

Manchester United will return to Premier League action on Tuesday evening, travelling to Nottingham Forest.

The Reds entered the international break having qualified for the Europa League quarter-finals and subsequently won 3-0 away to Leicester City. United and new head coach Ruben Amorim have had a mixed season, with top-flight form being uneven to say the least.

The next five games will be a significant test for United, as they face Manchester City and Newcastle United in the Premier League following their trip to the City Ground, as well as a two-legged European contest against Lyon.

Some key players could miss all of those fixtures, including Amad and January signing Ayden Heaven, but Amorim will be getting a quadruple defensive boost against Forest with two key central defenders back. “[Harry] Maguire is ready to go to the game and [Leny] Yoro, yes,” he admitted pre-Forest

With so many returns, Amorim is facing a number of big decisions, but some of those have already been made for him with Heaven ruled out, but expected back before the end of the season. Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo, meanwhile, are working towards returns – but neither have been deemed fit enough to feature against Forest.

“Luke is not ready yet. We are starting to do some drills with the team, but we are building Luke. “Kobbie is almost returning, but he is not ready for this game,” Amorim said.

Academy striker Chido Obi is also expected to miss out after playing 120 minutes in United’s FA Youth Cup defeat on penalties to Aston Villa. His absence could leave United light for options in attack, but Amorim is certainly well-stocked for options further back.

Strongest 20-man United squad:

Goalkeepers: Onana, Bayindir, Heaton

Defenders: Dalot, Dorgu, Mazraoui, Maguire, Yoro, De Ligt, Lindelof, Amass

Midfielders: Fernandes, Ugarte, Mount, Collyer, Eriksen, Casemiro