Overview

• Cole Palmer was withdrawn after about 20 minutes at Old Trafford and will be monitored day by day, with Enzo Maresca saying medical staff have not mentioned surgery and that he does not expect it for now.
• Dario Essugo has undergone thigh surgery and is expected to be sidelined for at least 12 weeks as he begins rehabilitation at Cobham.
• Levi Colwill remains a long-term absentee after ACL surgery and is projected to miss most of the season.
• Romeo Lavia and Benoît Badiashile trained on Sunday but are not available for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup match, which Maresca plans to approach with significant rotation and caution about a potential slip-up.
• Public criticism of Maresca’s decision to start Palmer has grown, with former defender Frank Leboeuf calling the call a mistake given the player's fitness concerns.