Benjamin Sesko, Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt all missed Manchester United training ahead of next Monday’s Premier League match against Bournemouth.
Sesko has missed Man Utd’s last four games - against Everton, Crystal Palace, West Ham and Wolves - with a knee injury sustained in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham before last month’s international break.
Having already missed a month of action, the £73.7million summer signing from RB Leipzig was thought to be closing in on a return earlier than expected following comments made by his agent, Elvis Basanovic, this week.
Slovenian television, via Global Game Media, Basanovic is quoted as saying: "Benjamin is feeling very well. His rehabilitation is progressing according to plan.
"It’s hard to say precisely when he will return. That will be up to the medical staff and the manager, but I think we’ll see him back on the pitch very soon. Maybe even sooner than expected."
Sesko’s absence from training on Thursday would suggest he is not yet ready to make a comeback against Bournemouth, though Man United head coach Ruben Amorim will provide an update in the pre-match press conference.
Maguire, too, did not take part in the aforementioned training session. The central defender has not featured since limping off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a hamstring injury and it is not yet clear as to when he will be available for selection again.
De Ligt, meanwhile, has missed Man United last two games.
Speaking after the 1-1 draw against West Ham - the first Premier League fixture De Ligt has missed this season - Amorim said it was “a small thing” and that he expected to have the Dutchman back for the trip to Wolves.
However, the centre-back sat out the 4-1 win at Molinuex and Amorim sounded far less confident upon delivering a fresh injury update regarding the 26-year-old.
"I don't know, sometimes you have an idea then you have to see day by day,” he told reporters. “I'm not going to say when he is coming back.”
For the third time in four matchweeks, Man Utd will conclude action from the Premier League as they seek to avoid a third game without a win at Old Trafford after losing to Everton and then drawing with West Ham.
