By Tony Mogan

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Mbeumo is back on familiar turf (Picture: Getty)

Manchester United are looking to make it three wins on the bounce when they take on Brentford this afternoon.

Ruben Amorim will be without Casemiro this afternoon with the Brazil international serving a one-match suspension as a result of the red card he picked up against Chelsea.

His countryman Matheus Cunha made his return from a hamstring injury that evening off the bench, however, having missed the Manchester derby.

Mason Mount was also forced off against Burnley before the international break and while he was not involved last weekend, the former Chelsea star has been back in training and is available today.

Diogo Dalot has also been a recent absentee as a result of a muscle issue he picked up while on international duty with Portugal.

But the full-back has also been back amongst it at Carrington this week.

He could come straight back into the side with Amad Diallo not available this weekend following a family death.

Noussair Mazraoui meanwhile has been ruled out until after the October international break.

Casemiro will not be involved this weekend (Picture: Getty)

The only other player unavailable this week is Lisandro Martinez. The Argentina international suffered an ACL injury at the start of the year but is making good progress in his bid to return to action.

The defender has been back in light training the last two weeks with hope he will soon be back available for selection.

In Casemiro’s absence, there is a midfield spot available with Kobbie Mainoo still waiting for his first start in the league this season.

Amorim however has previously stated Mainoo is competing for Bruno Fernandes’ role in his midfield two – with the skipper unlikely to be shifted anytime soon.

The England international seems destined to start among the subs again on Saturday with Manuel Ugarte in the frame to replace Casemiro.

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If Mount is available to start, Amorim could be tempted to opt for him again over Benjamin Sesko – a decision that would raise more questions over his faith in the big summer signing.

But after causing problems against Chelsea before being sacrificed following Casemiro’s red card, the Slovenia international has surely done enough to keep his place.

Brentford vs Man Utd channel and kick-off time

Brentford bs Man takes place on Saturday 27 September with kick-off scheduled for 12:30pm.

You can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1 with streaming also available through the Discovery+ app.