Wolvesvs.Man Utd

Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo all got on the scoresheet on Sunday to condemn Man United to a 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford for the second straight season, leaving the Red Devils in 13th place with 22 points to their name after 17 games.

Ruben Amorim's side have now lost three of their previous four Premier League matches, while Wolves will be in high spirits after they cruised to a 3-0 victory over Leicester City in Vitor Pereira's first game in charge.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Man United's injury and suspension news ahead of their away clash with Wolves, who are sitting two points adrift of safety in 18th position.

Matthijs de Ligt

Status: Major Doubt

Type of injury: Illness

Possible return date: December 26 (vs. Wolves)

De Ligt has sat out the last two matches due to illness. Man United have not provided a timeline for the Dutchman's return, but they will hope he can recover in time to feature in Thursday's squad.

Mason Mount

Status: Out

Type of injury: Unspecified

Possible return date: Unknown

Mount's suffered his latest injury setback in the Manchester derby earlier this month, lasting just 14 minutes before he had to be withdrawn at the Etihad Stadium. No return date has been given, but Man United are reportedly fearful that he could be out of action until March.

Victor Lindelof

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Unspecified

Possible return date: December 26 (vs. Wolves)

Lindelof was picked up an injury in last week's EFL Cup defeat against Tottenham, before he sat out Sunday's Premier League clash with Bournemouth, making him a likely absentee for the upcoming trip to Molineux.

Luke Shaw

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: Unknown

Shaw suffered another injury setback earlier this month, picking up a hamstring problem not long after returning to competitive action following a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Man United are likely to take a cautious approach with Shaw's recovery as look to avoid any further issues.

MANCHESTER UNITED'S SUSPENSION LIST

Man United have no players suspended for the Boxing Day clash.

Written by

Ben Sully