{"id":403999,"date":"2025-11-25T16:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/403999\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:45:14","slug":"why-matheus-cunha-is-missing-from-manchester-united-squad-against-everton-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/403999\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Matheus Cunha is missing from Manchester United squad against Everton today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Manchester United;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Manchester United<\/a> have been dealt a huge blow for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/premier-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Premier League;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Premier League<\/a> showdown against Everton.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/matheus-cunha\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matheus Cunha;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matheus Cunha<\/a> had been expected to feature in Monday night\u2019s game at Old Trafford, but the Brazilian summer signing is not in the matchday squad at all.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The reason for Cunha\u2019s absence is due to suffering a minor knock during a training session at Carrington on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a knock in the training,&#8221; Ruben Amorim told Sky Sports. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know how long he is going to stay out. I think it&#8217;s nothing serious but we cannot risk players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to show everybody, when you are not 100 per cent, we have a different player to cope with the demands of the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amorim, who is also without Benjamin Sesko, has selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/joshua-zirkzee\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joshua Zirkzee;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Joshua Zirkzee<\/a> to lead the line for Man United against Everton &#8211; thus handing the Dutchman his first start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want to see Josh playing well, with the quality he has,&#8221; Amorim added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a problem with Ben [Sesko] and we have a problem with Cunha. He&#8217;s working in that position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you look at our team, I think Josh has, more or less, the same characteristics as Cunha in that position. We want to maintain what we worked with during the week and he is ready.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also returning to the Man Utd squad on Monday night are Kobbie Mainoo and notably Lisandro Martinez for the first time since February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United have been dealt a huge blow for their Premier League showdown against Everton. 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