MEN: Blow for Carrick as Man Utd ‘leader’ and one other Red absent from training before hosting Spurs | OneFootball

Michael Carrick could still be without Matthijs de Ligt and Mason Mount for the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon.

Manchester United host Spurs this weekend in hopes of extending their emphatic winning run to four matches, having overturned Manchester City, Arsenal and Fulham since Carrick took the reins.

United and Tottenham: How they’ve fared as of late

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In recent years, Tottenham have been something of a bogey team for United, with the Reds last defeating them in October 2022.

In the meantime, Spurs have gone eight matches without tasting defeat at the hands of the 20-time champions, which included last season’s lacklustre Europa League final in Bilbao.

Both sides have since endured managerial changes: Ange Postecoglou was relieved of his duties and replaced by Thomas Frank over the summer, while Carrick succeeded Ruben Amorim (and Darren Fletcher) as interim boss last month.

However, Frank, who spent seven years with Brentford, is already facing a hugely uncertain future, so will be absolutely desperate to leave Old Trafford with some points to earn some credit in the bank.

Carrick’s team news for Spurs clash

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In regards to Carrick’s team options for the contest, it does look as though he’ll again have to make do without the two senior Reds.

Manchester Evening News journalist Steven Railston took to X/Twitter just before midday to confirm that De Ligt and Mount were nowhere to be seen during the squad’s training session.

The centre-half has been unavailable since United’s away win over Crystal Palace on November 26.

On the other hand, Mount, whom Amorim previously hailed as a ‘leader’, has sustained an issue once again, this time in the form of a knock.

As a result, he has played for just one minute under Carrick thus far, doing so via a very brief cameo in the closing stages of the Manchester derby.

*Mount’s record in all competitions since signing for United (Transfermarkt)

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