Carrick has moved the Slovenia international to the bench for games against Manchester City and Arsenal, preferring to play Bryan Mbuemo as the centre-forward. It’s a decision that appears opponent-focused, rather than an assessment of Sesko’s goalscoring qualities.

Michael Carrick led his first training session on Wednesday and Manchester United released an update on Amad and Bryan Mbeumo's prospects ahead of Manchester City

Manchester United have been one of the Premier League teams to be hit hardest by the Africa Cup of Nations, and they have been counting the days until their 23-year-old returns.

WhoScored have named their AFCON Team of the Season, and United fans will be delighted to see Amad and Mazraoui included.

Manchester United winger Amad took a brutal swipe at rivals Arsenal following Sunday's dramatic victory over the Premier League title favourites. United arrived at the Emirates Stadium looking to build on the momentum from their previous weekend's win against Manchester City.

Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo are both back from the Africa Cup of Nations and have been, arguably, United's most creative players this season. Amad was on the bench for the opening game of the season against Arsenal and started all the rest until his departure for Morocco. Mbeumo has started all the Premier League games he was available for.

There is no surprise Ruben Amorim wants Manchester United to lock down Amad’s future at Old Trafford. The young Ivory Coast international, whose contract expires at the end of this season (although it includes an optional year the club can trigger), has ...