Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim says he will consider the club's needs first when deciding if Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee can leave in January.

Zirkzee could be required as cover in January when Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo are set to be at the African Cup of Nations while Mainoo is one of only four central midfielders in the United squad, along with Bruno Fernandes, Manuel Ugarte and Casemiro, making it harder for Amorim to allow him to go.

Man United's upturn in form has seen the 20-time English champions move to within eight points of Arsenal in the Premier League table, and that gap could reduce to five if they win and the Gunners lose at home to Tottenham Hotspur in Sunday's North London derby.

It has been a strange season at Manchester United, with long gaps between games because of due to no European football. Now, when the Premier League is gearing up to start again, United must wait until Monday - when they face Everton.

Manchester United have the chance to extend their unbeaten Premier League run to six games when they face Everton at Old Trafford on Monday night.

Manchester United will be without striker Benjamin Sesko for "a few weeks" boss Ruben Amorim confirmed on Friday ahead of Monday's Premier League clash against visiting Everton.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner didn’t quite make it to 300 appearances in his first, legendary, spell there. He made his 292nd appearance for the club in the 2009 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona, moving to Real Madrid for a world-record fee later that summer.

Ruben Amorim is foreshadowing another period of “struggle” in Manchester when the Africa Cup of Nations gets underway in December.

The update came 48 hours ahead of Manchester United’s Premier League fixture with Everton on Monday night. And the positive early news is that the injury is not thought to be serious – but as it is a head injury, it was treated with particular care. Ben Jacobs reports on X: “Matheus Cunha sustained a knock in training today to his head.