Man Utd given major injury boost as Lisandro Martinez returns but trio expected to miss Leeds clash tonight

LISANDRO MARTINEZ trained with Manchester United on his first full day of pre-season with the club. Martinez was the final World Cup participant to arrive at their training camp at Carton House in County Kildare after Argentina reached the final. Martinez is back with his club Credit: Manchester United via Getty Imag Martinez went off injured against Spain Credit: AP The 28-year-old was forced off in the first half in the New York finale against Spain with an apparent thigh injury but it was not serious. SunSport revealed that Martinez was expected to be fit for the start of the season and he reported for United duty in Ireland on Monday night. Sign up for the Man United newsletter Thank you! Martinez, Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo are unlikely to be involved against Leeds United at Croke Park tonight as they have only had a handful of training sessions. But the trio are likely to get at least half-an-hour against Ruben Amorim’s AC Milan in Wroclaw on Saturday. It remains to be seen whether United coach Michael Carrick will put Martinez into the starting XI for their Premier League opener at Hull City on August 22. Harry Maguire and Ayden Heaven have started in all four of United’s pre-season matches but Heaven was culpable for Paris Saint-Germain’s opening goal on Saturday. Heaven was replaced by Leny Yoro at half-time as Carrick effectively started an audition process for the young centre backs to partner Maguire at Hull. Yoro had started the first three friendlies at right back as Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui were still away following their World Cup exploits. Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Mason Mount did not feature in United’s first two sessions in Ireland after he sustained a foot injury in the 1-1 draw with PSG. Mount came off after 20 minutes in Gothenburg but jogged to the sidelines and was walking freely after the game. Multiple sources say Mount is fine but United are managing his recovery carefully given his injury history. Mount, 27, has played 72 games for United in three years, averaging only 24 appearances per season. The former Chelsea player has sustained ten separate injuries that have caused him to miss matches since he signed for United for £60million in 2023. Comment now