Overview
- Martinez rejoined first-team sessions at Carrington after eight months out with an ACL injury sustained against Crystal Palace in February.
- Ruben Amorim confirmed the centre-back will not be available for the visit to Nottingham Forest as he continues the final stage of recovery.
- Coaches have adjusted his workload in training as the club emphasizes a no‑risk approach to his comeback.
- The Nov. 8 trip to Tottenham is viewed as a realistic window for a matchday return, subject to how he responds in training.
- Harry Maguire is an injury doubt for Forest, Luke Shaw has held the left-sided centre-back role, and United enter the weekend on a three‑match league winning run that has lifted them to sixth.