Athletic have suffered injury blows of their own with both Nico and Inaki Williams ruled out, along with top scorer Oihan Sancet, while defender Dani Vivian is banned after his first-leg red card.

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim was fairly clear about his thoughts on Bruno Fernandes. United wanted, Amorim stated, to keep their best players - and Fernandes was undoubtedly one of them. However, the situation is not quite so clear cut.

Ruben Amorim has insisted Bruno Fernandes will not leave this summer, describing the Manchester United captain as ‘one of the best players in the world.’ Al Hilal are thought to be weighing up a huge offer to lure the Portugal international to Saudi Arabia at the end of the season.