Manchester United must wait until Monday evening before returning to Premier League duties. Following a weekend off whilst the FA Cup took centre stage, United will now turn their focus to their upcoming fixture, which takes them to Merseyside to face Everton.

Michael Carrick has secured victory in four of his five matches since being appointed as United's interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

However, Carrick's most recent match saw United forced to accept a point in their draw away to West Ham, though they still occupy fourth position in the Premier League and hold their fate in their own hands regarding the battle for Champions League qualification.

United will journey to face an Everton side managed by David Moyes, which will see the Red Devils take on their former manager once more.

Carrick will have certain United players ruled out for the encounter against Everton and recently provided an update ahead of the trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Here, Mirror Sport examines United's present injury situation and potential return dates.

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Patrick Dorgu is currently unavailable with a hamstring injury that he sustained back in January. The Denmark international is anticipated to remain out of action for a couple of months, with United still facing a period before having Dorgu back amongst their squad.

"Pat, unfortunately, he's gonna be out for a period of time,” Carrick stated on January 30. “We're still working through how long that's going to be, so we'll have to see. He’s disappointed, he's had such a big couple of weeks.

"We weren't sure whether it was a little bit of cramp or something a little bit more serious and at the moment it looks a little bit more on the serious note so it'll be a few weeks for that, how many weeks we'll have to wait and see.

"That's disappointing for all of us, really. Pat was in such a good place, but unfortunately, it’s football, and it's something we've got to work through and get him back as soon as we can."

Potential return date: March/April.

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Mason Mount has been absent from United's previous three fixtures with an injury sustained during training earlier this month. Carrick has already confirmed that he doesn't expect Mount to recover in time to feature against Everton in United's upcoming match.

"Mason [Mount] is getting closer, we have to be patient with him." Carrick said on Friday. "We don’t want to rush anything, he is getting closer.

Potential return date: March 1 - Crystal Palace (H) - Premier League

Matthijs de Ligt is still recovering from a back injury that has keep him sidelined since November. De Ligt is thought to be moving nearer to a return to the matchday squad, but Carrick has confirmed that the defender remains unavailable to feature for United.

“De Ligt is working towards it, he is a little bit behind Mason [Mount],” Carrick revealed this week.

Potential return date: March 4 - Newcastle (A) - Premier League.

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