Manchester United hope to welcome Matheus Cunha back from injury for the visit of West Ham .

The summer signing has sat out the loss to Everton and win at Crystal Palace with a knocked picked up in training.

United head coach Ruben Amorim said ahead of the victory at Selhurst Park at Cunha as targeting a return against West Ham on Thursday, telling reporters: "I expect to have Matheus in the next one [vs West Ham not this one [vs Crystal Palace]."

It remains to be seen if Cunha comes straight into the starting lineup after Mason Mount and Joshua Zirkzee both scord against Palace, with a place on the bench perhaps more likely.

Fellow forward Benjamin Sekso remains sidelined with a knee injury for a couple more weeks, with Harry Maguire's thigh issue ruling the defender out for a si

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