Friday 28 February 2025 13:30
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Manchester United will be without Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu for Sunday’s Emirates FA Cup fifth-round tie against Fulham at Old Trafford.
The wing-back, who signed for the Reds from Lecce earlier this month, is serving the first of a three-match suspension after being sent off for serious foul play during Wednesday’s 3-2 home win over Ipswich Town.
His ban applies to all domestic competitions, meaning he will sit out of this fixture and the Premier League meetings with Arsenal and Leicester City too.
Noussair Mazraoui was introduced for Alejandro Garnacho to shore up the United defence following Dorgu’s dismissal and he would appear to be the most obvious candidate for Ruben Amorim to draft into his starting XI.
In Friday’s press conference, Amorim confirmed that United would have the same squad to choose from for the Cottagers tie, other than Dorgu.
That means Altay Bayindir, Toby Collyer and Tom Heaton are set to still be missing, along with Amad, Jonny Evans, Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez, who are all longer-term concerns.
There is no confirmed return date for either Mason Mount or Luke Shaw, with both players sidelined since December.
Amorim added that Alejandro Garnacho picked up a knock in midweek, but he thinks the Argentina international will be fit to play: “When he went to shoot, when it was blocked almost inside the box [against Ipswich].”
“He has a knock, I expect him to be ready but we will see, I have to wait until tomorrow.”
“No, I think no one different is back,” Ruben said. “They are still trying to recover to help us in the next games.
“It’s really important for us [the FA Cup] but nowadays everything is important. Like the last win, just the feeling of winning, the way we work in the last days is completely different.
“So, we want to go to the next stage, to have two wins at home, especially at home, we need that feeling.”
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Sasa Lukic is available to play, as his suspension for picking up 10 top-flight yellow cards only applies to the Premier League.
Emile Smith Rowe could feature despite sustaining an ankle injury during the defeat to Crystal Palace, while Reiss Nelson, Harry Wilson and Kenny Tete are long-term absentees.
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