Preparations are underway ahead of Manchester United’s second leg against Athletic Bilbao in the UEFA Europa League.
Ruben Amorim’s side go into the second-leg with a well deserved 3-0 lead away at Bilbao last Thursday.
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Bruno Fernandes scored a brace, while Casemiro managed to get onto the scoresheet too.
Despite the league campaign being one to forget, Amorim will be keen to get his full squad back fit and ready.
Not just for a possible Europa League final, but also in preparations for next season.
Two players however, have not been seen training during Wednesday morning’s session.
Matthijs de Ligt and Christian Eriksen absent from training
As per Simon Stone on X, Matthijs de Ligt was not seen in team training.
Also missing, was Christian Eriksen.
Two players who may well prove to be a huge miss ahead of the second leg at Old Trafford.
Amorim will be hoping his side don’t miss de Ligt’s defensive nous and experience too much.
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The 25-year-old certainly makes United a better team, when fit.
However, he is likely to miss rest of the season having suffered a blow to his knee against Brentford last weekend.
As for Eriksen, he’s one of the few players who may not have started even if he was fully fit.
Fans have questioned his physical endurance and agility to play in midfield from the start.
Eriksen is set to depart the club at the end of the season.
Regardless, they are two players who would still be useful for Amorim.
The Portuguese will be hoping to be able to rely on whole of his squad ahead of the final against Spurs/Bodo Glimt.
No Eriksen, no De Ligt. pic.twitter.com/IzVAs1WweU
— Simon Stone (@sistoney67) May 7, 2025
