Malacia injury update
Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia is on course to return to action early next year, as he recovers from a knee injury.
The Dutch left-back has not played so far this season, following an operation over the summer.
Unfortunately, he suffered a setback during his rehabilitation, which required further surgery.
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This has been successfully completed and Malacia is now back at Carrington and working hard to be fit early in the new year.
The 24-year-old Netherlands international has made 39 appearances for Erik ten Hag's team in total, since signing from Feyenoord in 2022.
Fellow left-back Luke Shaw has returned from his injury lay-off, playing against Everton and Galatasaray in the past week.
The Reds' next assignment is a third successive match on the road, away to Newcastle United on Saturday, with the game kicking off at 20:00 GMT.