Reporters reported that Manchester United full-back Mazraoui has been absent from the game due to an undisclosed injury since September 20, but he has reported to the Moroccan national team training camp in Sale and participated in the team's World Cup qualifiers against Congo and Bahrain. The 27-year-old underwent a medical assessment and resumed training but did not feature in either game.
Mazrawi has returned to Manchester United's Carrington training base this week for medical evaluation. The team's training will resume after the international players return to the team.
Mazraoui has been plagued by fitness issues since pre-season, when he missed four of United's five friendlies. Mazraoui was injured for more than a month and returned in the 3-2 victory over Burnley at the end of August. He then started back-to-back games against Manchester City and Chelsea, but was unavailable in both the defeat to Brentford and the win over Sunderland.
Mazraoui is a key player under Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim. He started 38 of the 42 games in charge of Amorim last season. Mazraoui did not suffer any injuries throughout last season, only missing a Europa League match against Rangers in January due to illness.
He was originally signed by Ten Hag from Bayern in 2024, but only played for ten Hag for a short time before he was sacked in October. Mazraoui made a total of 57 appearances in the tough 2024-25 season, but has only made three appearances this season.
Manchester United will restart their league campaign on Sunday against Liverpool away from home. Mazraoui performed well as a right winger in Manchester United's 2-2 away draw at Anfield in January. Head coach Amorim is still likely to select two of Amad Diallo, Diogo Dalot and Dogu for United's wide roles against Liverpool.
The Red Devils will hope to build on a promising 2-0 victory over Sunderland in their bid to turn their difficult season around. Manchester United currently ranks 10th in the Premier League with 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Their next opponent, Liverpool, is about to face this crucial showdown after the Red Army experienced a heartbreaking 1-2 loss to Chelsea in stoppage time.