"Carrick welcomed back Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo from the Africa Cup of Nations in his first game as caretaker manager, beating Manchester City 2-0 at Old Trafford. Mbeumo scored the opener on that day, with Amad impressing off the right flank. De Ligt and Zirkzee both did not make the squad for the Manchester derby, with the former struggling with a lower back problem and Zirkzee out with a muscular problem."
"Ahead of his side's encounter with Arsenal, Carrick said that he hoped to have both Dutchmen back in action within a fortnight. On de Ligt, he said: He had a bit of setback. Well, not really a setback, before I arrived. [It was] only small but he was a little bit slower than we would have liked. He is getting closer and hopefully in the next couple of weeks he will be back and around it."
Manchester United travel to north London with only Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee as injury doubts, while the rest of the squad is available. Carrick returned Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo from the Africa Cup of Nations and secured a 2-0 win over Manchester City, with Mbeumo scoring and Amad impressing on the right. De Ligt missed the Manchester derby with a lower back issue and Zirkzee was absent with a muscular problem. Carrick expects both to be available within about two weeks. United sit one point behind Liverpool in the race for a top-four finish.
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