Man Utd Want To Delay Trio's Afcon Departure

Manchester United will effort to hold nan departures of Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui to nan Africa Cup of Nations.

Tournament regulations mean United should merchandise nan trio 2 weeks earlier nan respective first games of Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Morocco.

That would mean letting them time off astir nan Premier League brushwood pinch Wolves astatine Molineux connected 8 December.

Full-back Mazraoui's Morocco big nan tourney and play successful nan opening crippled against Comoros connected 21 December.

Ivory Coast winger Amad and Cameroon guardant Mbeumo some play their first matches connected 24 December. The last is connected 18 January, which raises nan anticipation of missing 8 Premier League games and an FA Cup third-round tie.

However, arsenic Mbeumo and Amad person some been regular starters and Mazraoui is now fresh again and offers screen successful a number of protect positions, United are trying to push that backmost until astatine slightest aft their pursuing crippled against Bournemouth connected 15 December. United besides play astatine Aston Villa connected 21 December.

United succeeded successful keeping goalkeeper Andre Onana backmost until nan time earlier Cameroon's first crippled successful nan title 2 years ago. Onana only ended up missing a azygous crippled - nan FA Cup necktie astatine Newport.

Manager Ruben Amorim said nan nine will talk to nan players' nationalist federations.

"We person nan rules for erstwhile we person to merchandise nan players [but] we are trying to person nan players a spot longer," nan Portuguese said.

"It is not conscionable successful our hands. We will see. We will effort to put thing pinch nan federations."

Even an further crippled could beryllium important arsenic Amorim says he expects Benjamin Sesko to person recovered from nan knee wounded he sustained astatine Tottenham connected 8 November astir nan aforesaid time.

If United were missing Sesko, Mbeumo and Amad, it would mean a important reshuffle to his attack, pinch Joshua Zirkzee and Kobbie Mainoo, some of whom person been utilized infrequently this season, perchance being needed.

"He's going to beryllium retired for a fewer weeks," was Amorim's consequence erstwhile asked astir Sesko. "It's not that superior and we person to beryllium observant pinch him.

"I don't want to opportunity for judge but erstwhile they go, I expect to person Ben back."