Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge (20:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Carrick confirmed Lisandro Martinez will not be available to face Chelsea after his red card for a hair pull against Leeds: “We are disappointed. We didn’t agree with it. It was pretty obvious how I felt about it after the game and I still feel that way. It is what it is, we’ve been hit with some decisions but we have to accept it and move on.”
Patrick Dorgu will not be fit for Saturday but is nearing a return: "Patrick is going well, rehabbing well, he's on track but is not with us in terms of training yet. He's back on the pitch, which is positive, and he's doing really well."
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo "has done little bits and we're working towards it" so "there's a decision to be made there."
Carrick also expressed his frustration at the additional one-game ban given to defender Harry Maguire for improper conduct, following his red card at Bournemouth last month: “Massively disappointed, of course. We’ve had a few reasons to be disappointed over those sort of situations over the last few weeks, but we have got to move on. The decisions have been made – something that we’re really disappointed with in many ways – but we’ve got to move on now and that’s what we’ll do.”
On 19-year-old Ayden Heaven, who will likely need to start in central defence: "Ayden is in a good place. He's still young, and he's progressing through the early stages of his career, so I think it's natural for him to play some games and not some others. He's training really well, improving and listening. It's natural for a centre-back of his age, and he's ahead of schedule in terms of the games he's played. He trained with England a few weeks ago and did well. He's looking forward to the game, for sure."
Carrick said Saturday's meeting with fellow Champions League hopefuls Chelsea is an "important game": "It's a tough place to go, always has been. We've had some tough games down there. Most of the time they've been good games in terms of what it brings. It has the feelings of a real, proper game so we'll be ready for that. We've prepared well and take the confidence from what we've built."
Asked where Mason Mount fits into his tactical approach after having a clearer place under Ruben Amorim, Carrick responded: "There's definitely a place for him, without doubt. He's obviously working to getting fit and finding that. Mason has got a good future here so I really don't worry about him."
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