Malacia to Meet Carrick on United Future

Manchester United left-back Tyrell Malacia is scheduled to meet with interim manager Michael Carrick this week to discuss his future at the club, as the 26-year-old Dutch defender enters the final five months of his contract with limited first-team opportunities.

Malacia, who joined United from Feyenoord in the summer of 2022 as the first signing under then-manager Erik ten Hag, has made just 48 appearances for the club over three and a half years. His time at Old Trafford has been hampered by injuries, including a 550-day absence following two knee surgeries. He returned to action midway through last season on loan at PSV Eindhoven and has been injury-free since, but his integration back into the senior squad has been slow. Reinstated in October after a period of exclusion, Malacia has remained an unused substitute in 11 matches this season and made only a two-minute appearance as a late replacement in the 3-0 victory over Newcastle United on December 26.

Under previous manager Ruben Amorim, Malacia was part of a group of five players, including Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony, and Alejandro Garnacho, who trained separately from the main squad. All four others secured...