Man Utd injury news: Ruben Amorim's defensive crisis continues as trio miss Lyon training

Manchester United received mixed news on the injury front ahead of the biggest game of their season against Lyon on Thursday. United host the French side at Old Trafford in the second leg of their quarter-final with the success of Ruben Amorim's first campaign riding solely on progression in the competition.

United are 14th in the following on Sunday and know that the Europa League is their only hope of qualifying for a European competition next season. With the scores , when Andre Onana made two huge mistakes, the tie is in the balance.

at St James' Park with a hamstring injury and will miss the Lyon game. He was absent from the club's open training session at Carrington on Wednesday morning and .

"Joshua is out for the season," Amorim told reporters. "He is not going to play anymore this season. We must prepare him for next season. It is hard for any player to stop, but it's football. He has to be ready to recover."

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Matthijs de Ligt was also a notable absentee after missing the last three matches through injury. Fellow centre-back Ayden Heaven did not join his team-mates on the grass, either, having suffered a setback to his own injury.

Amorim has struggled with injuries in central defence, with Lisandro Martinez a long-term absentee, but he did at least have Jonny Evans back in training following a long time on the sidelines, although he isn't ready to play against Lyon. He trained alongside , who didn't play against , with United resting him to manage his minutes.

While he won't play against Lyon, there was also a cheering sight in the form of Amad, who was seen training by himself as he steps up his recovery from an ankle injury. Amad won't be back this month, but the club remain hopeful he could play before the end of the campaign.

There was a youthful feel to Wednesday's session with youngsters Jaydan Kamason, Godwill Kukonki, Jack Moorhouse and Gabriele Biancheri all involved.

Amorim knows how important the Lyon game will be to shaping his debut campaign, given his side's struggles in the league, where they have lost 14 matches for the second successive season. He immediately turned his attention to Lyon after the Newcastle match, which also saw him taking key players off to protect them.

Having dropped Onana from the squad entirely for the Newcastle game, that the Cameroon international will return on Thursday after Altay Bayindir made a howler for Bruno Guimaraes' goal on Sunday.

"I think as a former coach and a player, I try to do things that can help a player in this situation," Amorim said in his press conference. "We talk about managing players physically, but we also have to manage them mentally. This week, my thinking was to put [Andre] Onana to play."

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