Sesko, De Ligt - Latest Man United latest injury news after Liverpool win

Manchester United will play Champions League football next season after beating Liverpool but Benjamin Sesko suffered an injury in the win

Manchester United and Michael Carrick will be celebrating a return to Champions League football next season after beating Liverpool at Old Trafford. United ran out 3-2 winners over Arne Slot's side, with Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and Kobbie Mainoo among the goals.

It was another impressive display under the interim head coach, who is among the favourites to be appointed as permanent successor to Ruben Amorim this summer. The club have stressed they'll take their time with the process, but Carrick has been able to get a good tune out of his players.

United were able to welcome Cunha and Luke Shaw back to the starting XI after injury scares, but were handed a fresh blow when Sesko was forced off at half-time during the win over Liverpool.

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Here, the Manchester Evening News takes a look at the latest United injury news and possible return dates:

Benjamin Sesko

Benjamin Sesko scored the second goal during United's win over Liverpool, but had to be replaced at halftime after being involved in a tussle with Ibrahima Konate, when trying to protect the ball near the corner flag.

"He got a bang on his shin when he fell down the side of the pitch," Carrick explained to MUTV. "It’s something that he’s been carrying for a little bit as well, so we’ve had to manage him a bit but he’s certainly had a bang right on the same spot.

"It’s as simple as that really." In a separate interview with Sky Sports, Carrick added: "He's been carrying a bit of a shin problem for some time and it was when we got pushed into the hoarding and down the dip. So that was it."

Potential return date: Unknown.

Matthijs De Ligt

Matthijs De Ligt has not featured for United since November 30, but was spotted training on the grass last week.

Speaking ahead of the game against Liverpool, Carrick said: "Matthijs is a little bit further... he's not involved in the game. Other than that, we're in good shape."

In a previous update he said: "It's different treatment and different exercises. He's in the gym and doing work but he's not quite on the grass and he's not ready for that yet.

"That's the process that unfortunately when you're injured you’ve to go through. Sometimes it happens quick quicker than others and sometimes there's things that don't quite go to plan and it's a bit slower.

"He's just at that stage where he's working through that at the moment and we're trying to get him back right."

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