EARLY TEAM NEWS : PLAYERS ABSENT IN TRAINING

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Manchester United are back in Premier League action on Saturday, when they welcome West Brom to Old Trafford for a 20:00 GMT kick-off.

With international football now done and dusted until 2021, the start of a hectic period pits Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Reds against a Baggies side that has struggled since gaining promotion back to the top flight.

After the encouraging win at Everton last time out, United are seeking a first home win of the league term in order to continue pushing up the table.
TELLES HAS A CHANCE TO PROVE HIMSELF AGAINST WEST BROM.
In defence, Alex Telles should now be an option at left-back after testing negative for COVID-19, even if his lengthy journey to South America for Brazil's World Cup qualifiers must be a factor. It would be a timely boost if he can play, with Luke Shaw out with a hamstring problem, although Brandon Williams is another of the options and Axel Tuanzebe came on at Everton in that position. Marcos Rojo has also had an outing for the Under-23s recently.

The first priority will be to assess those who have been away representing their countries, with question marks hanging over a number of players. We will not know more until we speak to Ole on Friday for his pre-match interview, and he will also hold a press conference with the wider media.

However, we can confirm the players involved in Wednesday night's UEFA Nations League matches were not at the Aon Training Complex on Thursday. Those involved in Tuesday's internationals were back, although Edinson Cavani was not present following his exertions with Uruguay and long flight home.

Cavani had an up-and-down time with Uruguay, scoring against Colombia but then being sent off in a defeat to Brazil, and he will be hoping to add to his maiden strike for the club two weeks ago.

Marcus Rashford was forced to withdraw from England duty after picking up a shoulder injury at Goodison Park and Anthony Martial reportedly had a minor back problem that stopped him training with France. On the plus side, Mason Greenwood has been training with the Reds after missing the victory on Merseyside and should be available.

In terms of midfield options, Fred, Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata have been among the group working diligently at the Aon Training Complex during the international break, while Scott McTominay, Daniel James, Donny van de Beek and Paul Pogba have all had positive experiences with their countries. 

Bruno Fernandes was withdrawn at half-time during Portugal's 3-2 win over Croatia but there has been no mention of an injury from the Portuguese camp. Jesse Lingard looks to have been stepping up his return to fitness in training and cannot be far away from a possible return.

By Edet Joseph
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