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Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has revealed Mason Mount has seen a specialist to get to the bottom of his latest injury set-back.

Mount was substituted 14 minutes into the Manchester derby on Sunday after suffering a muscle injury.

He’s set to miss the Carabao Cup quarterfinal against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday.

“He’s not available,” Amorim said. “We will assess the amount of time, he’s seeing a specialist today [Wednesday] so we’ll see.”

Asked if there was any indication about whether Mount is facing a long lay-off, Amorim said: “Not at the moment, we will know more or less today [how serious it is].”

Mount’s time at Old Trafford has been beset by injury problems.

He’s only completed 90 minutes in a United shirt once during 18 months at the club and looked visibly upset when he was forced off at the Etihad Stadium.

“He’s really sad and in the dressing room he was really really sad so we need to help him,” Amorim said. “When the player is in this moment with a lot of injuries and with this schedule without many training [sessions] with all the squad makes the load he really needs, try to do it with exercise but it’s not the same.

“It’s hard and we have to maintain the load and we have to travel and with travelling you cannot train so it’s really hard for them. We will try to find a better way to recover these kinds of guys like Mount and Luke Shaw because after a few weeks and a few months they will be ready to cope with a lot of things.”

Mount was not part of the United squad that travelled to London on Wednesday, but Alejandro Garnacho has returned.

Garnacho and Marcus Rashford were both axed from the squad against City. Rashford looks set to also miss the game against Spurs after he did not board the train south from Stockport station.

Garnacho was part of the group which made the trip on Wednesday and Amorim said he’s been pleased with Argentina international since missing the derby.

“Really good, he trained really well,” he said. “He seems a little bit upset with me and that’s perfect. I was really really happy because I would do the same. He’s ready for this game.”

Rashford was unable to train on Monday because of illness and was expected back at Carrington on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the 27-year-old gave an interview in which he suggested he wants to leave United.

It’s unclear why Rashford did not travel with the rest of the squad on Wednesday, but Amorim suggested he would have taken a different course of action rather than making his desire to leave public.

“If this was me, probably, I would speak with the manager but guys, let’s focus on Tottenham,” he said.

Carlo Ancelotti became the most decorated coach in Real Madrid‘s history on Wednesday, after the team’s 3-0 victory over Pachuca in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final made it 15 trophies won with the club.

In two spells in charge at Madrid — between 2013 and 2015, and from 2021 — Ancelotti has lifted three Champions League trophies, two LaLiga titles, two Copa del Reys, two Spanish Supercopas, three UEFA Super Cups, two Club World Cups, and now the Intercontinental Cup.

The previous record was held by the legendary Madrid coach Miguel Muñoz, who spent 14 years in charge between 1960 and 1974, winning two European Cups, nine league titles, two Copas del Rey and one Intercontinental Cup.

“I’m very happy … It’s a success,” Ancelotti said of the win over Pachuca on Wednesday. “We took control little by little, and ended the game well. We have those differences of quality always, but we also have to show the right attitude. Today, in the end, I liked that. In the end, up front, we made the difference … In attack we did well. We have a lot of quality, Kylian [Mbappé] played a good game, and Rodrygo scored. We’re happy.”

Ancelotti drew level with Muñoz in August, when Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup, beating Atalanta 2-0.

Vinícius Júnior, who scored goals on Wednesday, along with Mbappé and Rodrygo, credited Ancelotti for the club’s success.

“Congratulations to the mister, he deserves it, he gives us freedom, he’s perfect for us,” Vinícius Jr. said.

“He deserves it. He’s won everything. He guides us,” Fede Valverde told Telecinco after the match.

He will next have the chance to add to his trophy haul in January, when Madrid will take part in the Spanish Supercopa in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

They will play Mallorca in the semifinal on Jan. 9 before a possible final against either Barcelona or Athletic Club three days later.

Ancelotti first joined Madrid in June 2013, winning the Champions League in his first season, before being fired in May 2015 after a less successful second campaign.

He made a surprise return to the club in June 2021 and has since won two LaLiga and Champions League doubles, in 2022 and 2024.

The veteran Italian holds a string of records after a near-30 year coaching career.

He is the only coach to have won the league title in Europe’s ‘big five leagues’ — in Spain with Real Madrid, in Italy with AC Milan, in Germany with Bayern Munich, in England with Chelsea and in France with Paris Saint-Germain.

Ancelotti is also the only manager to have won five Champions Leagues, having twice won the competition as AC Milan coach in 2003 and 2007.

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma‘s face was bloodied after being hit by an opponent’s cleat in the team’s 4-2 Ligue 1 win over Monaco on Wednesday.

The Italy international took the studs of Wilfried Singo‘s cleat in the 17th minute at the Stade Louis II.

Singo, whose shot had been blocked, tried to jump over the sliding Donnarumma but instead struck his face.

Pictures showed that Donnarumma was cut below his right eye. Singo, who had already been warned, was lucky to avoid a red card.

Donnarumma was left lying on the pitch while receiving treatment. He finally stood up and walked away to be replaced by Matvei Safonov.

After the game, PSG said in a statement: “Gianluigi Donnarumma will return to Paris with the team this evening after suffering a facial trauma with multiple cuts. He will undergo medical examinations tomorrow and will have to rest for several days.”

PSG manager Luis Enrique would not criticise referee Francois Letexier after the match for not issuing Singo a card of any kind.

“The refereeing decisions? I can’t do anything, I couldn’t see the action, but when you see an action like that it’s always difficult,” he said in a post-match interview. “The players don’t intend to hurt. It’s difficult to referee this kind of match, I’m not talking about the refereeing work.”

The win puts Luis Enrique’s PSG 10 points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table, but the capital club is struggling in the new format of the Champions League and is currently outside the spots to advance with two games left to play.

Monaco remained in third place, level on points with second-place Marseille, which has one match in hand.

The match was brought forward because of a scheduling conflict with the Trophée des Champions between the two clubs on Jan. 5 in Doha during the weekend that the French league resumes.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this story.