Michael Carrick led his first training session on Wednesday and Manchester United released an update on Amad and Bryan Mbeumo's prospects ahead of Manchester City

Amad and Bryan Mbeumo were welcomed back into training with Manchester United on Wednesday as Michael Carrick and his coaching team took their first session at Carrington. The pair have been away at the Africa Cup of Nations, reaching the quarter-finals of the competition in Morocco.

New Manchester United forward Bryan Mbeumo was hoping to fire Cameroon to glory at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The 26-year-old has the most goals in this season’s Premier League of any player at the tournament, with five of his six in the top flight for United coming in Mbeumo’s last nine league appearances.

Manchester United will call upon Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo once again for their derby showdown with Manchester City on Saturday. The two were almost ever-present in Ruben Amorim ’s starting XI leading up to Christmas, forging an impressive partnership down the right with Amad operating from wing-back with Mbeumo ahead of him.

Nico O’Reilly has enjoyed a breakthrough season at left-back, but surely won’t relish the prospect of facing Mbeumo, who was one of our standout players in the reverse fixture and only denied a goal of his own by Gianluigi Donnarumma’s spectacular save.

Manchester United have “welcomed back” Amad and Bryan Mbeumo to first training today in a massive boost ahead of the Derby this weekend, according to the club website. The attacking duo have not played for the Red Devils since the thrilling 4-4 draw with Bournemouth on December 16 after leaving for the African Cup of Nations.

Bryan Mbeumo swapped Brentford for United in a £71million summer deal, and now one of his former team-mates is aiming to make the same move

Manchester United’s Bryan Mbeumo and Noussair Mazraoui both featured in Friday night’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. The Africa Cup of Nations has meant Manchester United have been without three players since mid-December.

Amad Diallo hailed Manchester United team-mate Bryan Mbeumo as a "good lad" after the pair swapped shirts following their Africa Cup of Nations clash between Ivory Coast and Cameroon. The former scored a brilliant goal as the two African heavyweights played out a 1-1 draw on Sunday as both nations inched closer to the knockout stages of the competition.

Darren Fletcher says neither Bryan Mbeumo or Noussair Mazraoui will be back involved for the FA Cup game against Brighton on Sunday.Mbeumo and Mazraoui are currently away at the Africa Cup of Nations