Mount set to return for Manchester United against Ipswich as Amad faces longer absence

Mason Mount is in line to return to Manchester United’s squad for Sunday’s Premier League fixture against Ipswich Town, having resumed first-team training after a minor hamstring injury. Winger Amad, however, will miss the game and faces a race to be fit before the first international break of the season begins on 21 September.

Mount has been sidelined since being withdrawn in the first half of a pre-season friendly against Paris Saint-Germain in Gothenburg three weeks ago, with the club initially describing the substitution as a precaution. The 27-year-old then missed United’s final two pre-season fixtures and was absent as the side made a poor start to their Premier League campaign last weekend.

“Amad won’t be involved this week,” said Michael Carrick. “He’ll be out for a little bit longer. Mason’s back around the group, which is great. Trained this week. So that’s a real positive for us.”

The return of Mount offers United a timely boost ahead of a fixture they will be expected to win. Carrick also confirmed that Lisandro Martinez, Kobbie Mainoo, and Marcus Rashford — the three players who returned late to pre-season after featuring in the final weekend of the World Cup — are all in contention to start.

“We got a squad to choose from,” Carrick said. “We got a good squad, and we could pick a variety of combinations within the team. So, we’ll pick a team for the weekend. But yeah, certainly the boys are massively in contention.”