"Image source, Getty Images Manchester United will attempt to delay the departures of Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui to the Africa Cup of Nations. Tournament regulations mean United should release the trio two weeks before the respective first games of Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Morocco. That would mean letting them leave around the Premier League encounter with Wolves at Molineux on 8 December. Full-back Mazraoui's Morocco host the tournament and play in the opening game against Comoros on 21 December."
"However, as Mbeumo and Amad have both been regular starters and Mazraoui is now fit again and offers cover in a number of defensive positions, United are trying to push that back until at least after their following game against Bournemouth on 15 December. United also play at Aston Villa on 21 December. United succeeded in keeping goalkeeper Andre Onana back until the day before Cameroon's first game in the competition two years ago."
Manchester United must release Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui two weeks before their national teams' first Africa Cup of Nations matches. That timing would require departures around the Wolves match on 8 December, with Morocco opening on 21 December and Ivory Coast and Cameroon starting on 24 December. The competition's final on 18 January could cause up to eight Premier League absences plus an FA Cup tie. United are seeking to delay releases until after the Bournemouth fixture on 15 December and will negotiate with national federations. Andre Onana was previously kept until a day before Cameroon's opener. Ruben Amorim expects Benjamin Sesko to recover and possible reshuffles could involve Joshua Zirkzee and Kobbie Mainoo.
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