Manchester United take on Tottenham in the Europa League final on Wednesday night, with Ruben Amorim needing all the help he can get amid a dreadful reign at the Red Devils
Manchester United have been handed a huge injury boost ahead of their Europa League final against Tottenham, with three players returning to fitness. United have endured a dreadful season and could finish as low as 17th in the Premier League.
A rare bright spot has been their European campaign, where they have reached the final of UEFA's second tier competition. The Red Devils will take on English rivals Spurs in Bilbao on Wednesday night.
Win and United will book their place in next season's Champions League, as well as picking up a third major trophy in three years. But lose and boss Ruben Amorim may find his position come under increasing pressure.
The 40-year-old will be desperate to see off Ange Postecoglou's side and claim his first trophy as United boss. As he aims for that goal, the Red Devils chief has been handed a triple boost.
Amorim has been dealing with a number of injury headaches in recent weeks, most concerningly in defence. The Portuguese boss has been forced to deploy left-back Luke Shaw at centre-back in recent weeks.
He also has problems up front, with no natural replacement for Rasmus Hojlund. But in a major boost for United's hopes of winning Wednesday's final, attacker Joshua Zirkzee, centre-back Leny Yoro and right-back Diogo Dalot all trained on Tuesday.
Zirkzee had been ruled out for the season after picking up an injury in April's hammering at Newcastle. Dalot meanwhile has been sidelined since the defeat to Wolves, with Yoro injured in the loss at home to West Ham.
It is positive news for United, though the club have admitted they there still have a number of other problems. A club statement read: "All three players were spotted taking part in the team's pre-flight session on the Carrington grass this (Tuesday) morning.
"While their availability for the final is still to be confirmed, the fact they were involved in the portion of training captured live on MUTV is surely an encouraging sign ahead of the expected announcement of Ruben Amorim's travelling group later today.
"Zirkzee's Dutch compatriot and fellow recent absentee Matthijs de Ligt wasn't seen in our last session before we head to the Basque Country, but did an individual workout elsewhere on the grass.
"Youngsters Toby Collyer and Ayden Heaven continued to build their fitness back up by training with the group, after returning to the matchday squad against Chelsea on Friday following some time out.
"Jonny Evans, who hasn't played since scoring in our League Cup defeat to Spurs in December, wasn't involved at Stamford Bridge but took part today too, as did Chido Obi despite his ineligibility for the final."