Manchester United’s Brian Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko have withdrawn from international duty with Cameroon and Slovenia.
Brian Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko withdraw from international duty (Image: AP)
Manchester United pair Brian Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko have been left out of the squad for this month’s international break, but their fitness concerns do not apply to their upcoming Premier League game against Leeds United.
The two strikers will not fly to their respective countries and will remain in Carrington for the next two weeks. Both players featured in United’s 2-2 stalemate against Bournemouth, with Sesco replacing Mbeumo in the 71st minute.
Sesco’s Slovenia are scheduled to play Hungary and Montenegro in the next 10 days, while Cameroon will face Australia and China in friendlies. However, the duo’s absence is not expected to rule them out against Leeds on April 13.
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Nousser Mazraoui, who missed Friday’s match, has been in touch with his colleagues in Morocco.
The recently crowned AFCON champion African nation will face Ecuador and Paraguay.
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The departures of Sesco and Mbeumo mean United will have 11 players departing on international duty this weekend.
Coby Mainoo and Harry Maguire will be keen to return to Thomas Tuchel’s England set-up and shine in the double-header against Uruguay and Japan.
Mainu started England’s last four matches at the European Championship (Image: 2024 Visionhaus)
Manuel Ugarte will face Uruguay and his teammates at Wembley this Friday, before facing Algeria next week.
Portuguese pair Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot will face Mexico and the USMNT, the co-hosts of this summer’s World Cup, while Senne Lamence’s Belgium will also face the duo. Casemiro and Mateusz Cunha will head to the U.S. stateside to face France and Croatia.
Goalkeeper Altay Bindir will be hoping to help Turkey secure a spot at the World Cup, playing in the play-off semi-finals against Romania and potentially facing Kosovo or Slovakia in the final.
Amad’s Ivory Coast face South Korea in Milton Keynes before remaining in England to face Scotland at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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