Amad Diallo sent home from international duty in third injury worry this week

This week, Amad Diallo became the most recent Manchester United player to skip international play.

Argentina and England have already excused Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo, respectively, while Amad has also returned to Manchester earlier than expected.

With the Africa Cup of Nations winners playing Sierra Lerone in qualification matches on Friday and Tuesday, the 22-year-old made his comeback to the Ivory Coast setup following an 18-month absence in August.

However, the Ivorian Football Federation has announced that Amad has returned to Manchester for additional evaluation after leaving the team for “health reasons.”

Amad started the 2024-25 season as a first-team regular, named in the starting XI in four of United’s seven Premier League matches, also starting both Europa League games against FC Twente and Porto.

Erik ten Hag has frequently rotated his wide options of Amad, Garnacho and Marcus Rashford this term with the Ivorian registering one goal and one assist.

The Dutchman’s future at Old Trafford remains under intense speculation after a miserable run of results but latest reports suggest ten Hag believes he will still be in charge when United return to action at home to Brentford on 19 October.

Garnacho meanwhile will not be involved in Argentina’s matches against Venezuela and Bolivia due to a knee problem.

The winger played the full 90 minutes in Sunday’s goalless draw with Aston Villa but has returned to the UK after United’s medical team advised him not to take further risks during the international break.

Mainoo meanwhile was one of three England players to pull out of the squad ahead of games against Greece and Finland alongside Ezri Konsa and Morgan Gibbs-White.

The 19-year-old was forced off in the 3-0 defeat to Tottenham at the end of September and missed last week’s 3-3 draw with Porto.

The midfielder was back in the starting against XI against Villa having been near ever-present in Ten Hag’s team this season.

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