Manchester United's injury update keeps circling one date, October 10 at home to Tottenham. Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui are all being eyed for that match, while Benjamin Šeško is still the player with no clear timetable.

Rashford picked up a knock in the second half of United's draw at Fulham before the international break. Carrick said, "We had to bring him off, as he had a bit of an issue. I'm not sure [if he's alright]," which leaves his status open rather than settled. The club's wider problem is that its margin for another absence is not huge, with United 12th in the Premier League after 5 games and their last five league results reading DLDWL.

Tottenham remains the clearest checkpoint

The October 10 game is the clearest return target because several names are being lined up for it at once. Mainoo withdrew from international duty and was listed among injured players by Thomas Tuchel, while United are also hoping to have Diallo, de Ligt and Mazraoui available by then.

The fixture itself is not a soft landing either. Tottenham have won 1 of the last 5 meetings before the next clash, so United are not looking at a routine test even if a few bodies come back.

Sesko is the main concern

Sesko is the one case that stays messy. He was forced to withdraw from Slovenia duty after aggravating a shin injury, and Carrick said, "It was a pain in his shin. We're not sure with him yet. He felt a bit of pain after the game. We're assessing him. He definitely wasn't ready for today."

That is sharper than the other updates because Sesko's previous shin injury kept him out for the best part of four months, and he has only 4 Premier League appearances this season. Bruno Fernandes, by contrast, missed one Portugal match because of a minor injury but continued representing Portugal, playing 89 and 92 minutes in his last two Nations League matches and registering 2 assists in 3 appearances.

United's attention now turns to whether the Tottenham match can be used as a proper reset point, with October 10 the date to watch and Sesko still the biggest doubt.

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