VIDEO SHOWS: COMMENTS FROM MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER RUBEN AMORIM AHEAD OF HIS SIDE'S PREMIER LEAGUE MATCH AT HOME TO BOURNEMOUTH RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK (DECEMBER 12, 2025) (MUTV – Must courtesy "MUTV", no resales, no monetisation) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER, RUBEN AMORIM, SAYING: AMORIM: “(Harry) Maguire is out, (Matthijs) de Ligt is out. Ben(-jamin Sesko), we have to see. We have to see if he's available. He had some (food) poisoning, you say poisoning? So, but we'll see. Let's wait. We have two trainings still, but the other two are out. Benjamin we will assess.” REPORTER: “Are there any other players absent? And, also, we're thinking of, like, the Africa Cup of Nations, are those three (Bryan Mbeumo, Noussair Mazraoui and Amad Diallo)…” AMORIM: “We are still in conversation with the national teams. The game is just Monday. They are here, they are training, and we are trying to prepare all the scenarios to prepare the game.” REPORTER: “Is that frustrating, not knowing if you're going to be without three senior players for this game?” AMORIM: “It's frustrating, but at the same time, nobody knows who is going to play. So, it's a good thing, I think. So, we have players to cope with everything, and that is something with a long week, you can see a lot of things and work on several stuff to prepare the game and any situation.” 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER, RUBEN AMORIM, SAYING: REPORTER: “Ruben, just in terms of the Africa Cup of Nations players, when do you expect to get told and will it be all at the same time? Because Nouss(-air Mazraoui) starts earlier than Bryan (Mbeumo) and Amad (Diallo).” AMORIM: “I don't know if it's going to be the same situation. Like you said, it depends of the games, of very national team, has its ideas, their ideas about when they want the players. I expect today to have a decision or maybe tomorrow, but we are waiting until the last moment to have all the players available to choose the best team to start the game.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER, RUBEN AMORIM, ON BOURNEMOUTH, SAYING: “I think it's a top team, top manager with special players. So, I think it’s, I don't look at, again, I don't look to the results. I look the way they face every opponent. They press really strong. They are really direct in the game. They can play with the different options in front and that gives us a lot of options to work to prepare the game. So, I expect, again, one Premier League game that is really tough, but we need to win, especially at home, and that is the goal.” STORY: Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said on Friday (December 12) that the club were preparing for multiple scenarios as they wait to find out if Bryan Mbeumo, Noussair Mazraoui and Amad Diallo are available for Monday's (December 15) Premier League home game against Bournemouth. The trio are due to join their national teams for the Africa Cup of Nations, which runs from December 21 to January 18. Mbeumo represents Cameroon, Mazraoui plays for Morocco and Diallo is part of Ivory Coast's squad. The mandatory release date for players competing in the tournament is Monday, leaving United uncertain over whether they can feature before departing. United's injury concerns add further complications. Centre backs Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt remain sidelined, while striker Benjamin Sesko is a doubt due to food poisoning. United sit sixth in the league table with 25 points from 15 matches, while Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth are 13th with 20, and Amorim expects a stern test from the visitors. (Production: Stefan Haskins)
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