Man United Force Information
Benjamin Sesko, who co-leaded the team's scoring list last season in the Premier League, is trying to participate in the match against Hull City, but Matthijs de Ligt cannot play and Mason Mount is still uncertain to participate.
The last time Sesko played for Man United was in the victory over Liverpool last May. Meanwhile, De Ligt is recovering from a back injury while Mount suffered a minor injury in the 1-1 friendly draw with Paris Saint-Germain in Gothenburg. Newcomer Karl Darlow is gradually recovering his fitness after missing pre-season friendly matches, since moving from Leeds United on a free transfer.
Sesko has returned to training, which is another positive news for Man United. I really look forward to seeing him return with the whole team and have the opportunity to play. As for Mason, we are closely monitoring him, but he is about to recover, so the possibility of him playing this weekend or next week is still open.
He has a minor injury, nothing serious. Maybe it's been about a week, or 10 days or so. So, there's nothing to worry about. Of course, he's missed some matches in recent years and he wants to regain his fitness, wants to be in his best form and maintain that fitness.
We are trying our best to help him do that, but Mason is a top player. Just like the whole team, we have to manage the squad, there will be injuries throughout the season.
Man United needs a strong enough squad to have a really good starting lineup, along with a deep squad to help us get through the season. Mason will return very soon, if not immediately. So, everything is fine," Carrick emphasized.
In addition to good information about Sesko, Mount, Man United will have almost the strongest squad in the opening match. The team's best attacking players such as Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo or Amad Diallo are all ready. New signings such as Tielemans or Andrey Santos have all integrated very well.
Mystery of Hull City
On Hull City's side, coach Sergej Jakirovic declined to reveal anything at the pre-match press conference. However, it is likely that some players such as Jack Butland, Darko Gyabi, Eliot Matazo and Joe Gelhardt will not be able to play due to injury.
Charlie Hughes, Hidemasa Morita, Matty Jacob and Oscar Zambrano are also likely not to be chosen for similar reasons.
Some of these injuries are old problems from last season. Of course, there are also some new injuries. That's football. Injury is common for us. It's just that the injury time was not good at all," Sergej Jakirovic said.
As a Premier League newcomer in the 2026-2027 season, Hull City has been quite active in the transfer market. They may field some new players, including goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis.
The Hull City vs Man United match will take place at 6:30 PM on August 22.
