One Man Utd player banned from facing Brentford by worried backroom staff

boss confirmed that Noussair Mazraoui has been internally banned from featuring against on Sunday, due to worrying club staff about his fitness. The versatile defender is set to be rested in the in order to prepare for the semi-final second leg against Athletic Club.

With a short turnaround between matches, although outfit played on the same night as United and beat 2-0, Amorim is not willing to risk the prospect of his key players getting injured before possibly two big European nights.

The Portuguese coach is expected to ring the changes against Brentford, with youngsters Harry Amass, Tyler Fredricson, Jaydan Kamason, Bendito Mantato and Chido Obi all hoping to feature after travelling to Spain .

And a spot is likely to open up at wing-back, with Mazraoui prohibited from playing in west London, having played 74 minutes on Thursday before being replaced by .

Captain Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Hojlund, Casemiro, Leny Yoro and Viktor Lindelof were the outfield players to play the entire 90 minutes on Thursday, while someone such as Hojlund could miss out against Brentford due to a lack of options up front.

"There are some positions that we don't have more players," explained Amorim. "For example, Nous Mazraoui cannot play. He's in the limit to get an injury.

"So we are going to deal with that and prepare a game against a team that they won today and is in a great moment. And we have always a responsibility to perform. We have always a responsibility to offer the result.

"But in this moment, we have to be clear. Our focus is more on saving players and trying to be competitive. It's not a good thing to say, but we need to understand the context."

Amorim confirmed that any player who is at risk of injury will be rotated, despite significant prize money at stake for each higher position in the Premier League table, with United languishing in 14th.

"The first thing is that the players who are in risk to get injury will not play," Amorim added. "No matter what. We need to take a risk in [doing] that. And then we are going to assess tomorrow [Friday] and the next day, who are the best players to start the game.

"Then we have to be careful because we are and we cannot go to a game without thinking we can win this game. So the process is going to be like that. It's going to be tough, but we pass so many things this year. It's one more. Let's see."