Matheus Cunha is fit and available for Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Chelsea.
The Brazil international, signed from Wolves for £62million during the summer transfer window, came straight into Ruben Amorim’s starting XI this summer, joining fellow new recruit Bryan Mbeumo in a new-look attack.
Cunha started United’s opening two games of the season, impressing against Arsenal and Fulham where he was close to scoring his first goal for the club on both occasions.
But the 26-year-old was forced off in the first-half of the 3-2 victory over Burnley just before the international break.
Cunha was also unavailable for the derby against Manchester City last Sunday, along with Mason Mount who also picked up a knock against Burnley at the end of August.
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Mount was replaced at half-time in that game, sparking fears over his fitness given his long injury history.
But in a major boost to Amorim’s plans, the duo are fit and available for the visit of the Blues on Saturday.
United will remain without Diogo Dalot however, as he continues to recover from an injury he picked up while on international duty with Portugal.
‘Dalot is out,’ Amorim told reporters at Carrington on Friday. ‘Mason is in the squad.
‘Cunha is in the squad.’
Lisandro Martinez is nearing his return having undergone knee surgery following serious ligament injury against Crystal Palace in February.
‘When you have that injury, you have that time where you recover a lot of things really hard, then there is the boring part where it looks like you don’t go to the next step,’ Amorim said.
‘We miss a lot Licha, especially in this moment, we miss his aggression in everything he does, we miss him.
‘But he’s always there in every meeting. In training, he sometimes finishes his and stays to watch the training. We need Licha in this team.’
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