The Dutchman suffered a serious knee problem last April during his loan spell with Fulham and, since then, he has quietly been working hard on his comeback at the Aon Training Complex, with support from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the club’s diligent fitness staff and his Reds team-mates.
Fosu-Mensah began training with the first-team squad again in February and, in a significant step forward, he was fit enough to represent our Under-23s against Stoke City this week. He was joined in the side by fellow long-term absentee Axel Tuanzebe, as goals from James Garner (2) and Angel Gomes earned a 3-2 win.