Jose Mourinho admits he is relieved to have Eric Bailly available again to steady his Manchester United defence.
Bailly, who was back on the bench at Everton last Sunday and is in the squad for Zorya on Thursday has been sidelined since late October with a knee injury he picked up during the 4-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo have stepped in to the void in the Ivorian’s absence, and drew praise from their Portuguese boss for their recent contribution.
United are actually unbeaten since losing 22-year-old Bailly, with Jones and Rojo providing the centre-back pairing for each of the last four league games.