United, meanwhile, will make checks on the fitness of Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot, the latter returning early from duty with Portugal due to a muscle complaint.
Lisandro Martinez is edging closer to a return from the anterior cruciate ligament injury he sustained in February, but this contest comes too soon for the defender.
“Licha [Martinez] is near, but almost returning to the trainings with the team,” Ruben Amorim told reporters. “Mazraoui, I don’t know.
“The rest of the guys, the national team [players], they are ready. But if you saw the games, some players played in Japan, so we need to be careful to give more time.
“Diogo didn’t play the last game [with Portugal]. He was here [yesterday]. Bruno [Fernandes] played 62 minutes, we gave [him] one more day [to recover].
“We try to balance everything to have everyone ready. But they are ready. The guys are returning from national teams, they are ready to play.”
Goalkeeper Senne Lammens, who arrived from Royal Antwerp at the end of the summer transfer window, kept a clean sheet on debut against Sunderland a fortnight ago.
On whether the Belgian has earned the right to keep his place in the XI, United head coach Amorim replied: “You have to prove during the week but, of course, he did a great job. It is possible that he is going to start the game.
“The first impression in this club is really important. To maintain the level is even more important and really difficult.”
Last match
Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool (October 4): Mamardashvili, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Isak.
Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland (October 4): Lammens, Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw, Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Mount, Sesko.
