Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has said that Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven could both be in the squad for Friday's FA Cup fourth-round fixture with Leicester City at Old Trafford.
Heaven arrived at Man United from Arsenal during the January market, while Dorgu made the move from Lecce.
Amorim was asked about the duo during his pre-match press conference on Thursday and revealed that both "are ready to play", but the Portuguese stopped short of confirming that they would be involved against Leicester.
"We'll see, you guys have to wait until tomorrow but they are ready to play and are two more solutions in this moment," Amorim told reporters.
Heaven has largely been playing Under-18s and Under-21s football this season, although he did feature for Arsenal's first team in the fourth round of the EFL Cup against Preston North End at the end of October.
Dorgu, meanwhile, featured 23 times for Lecce this term ahead of his move to Old Trafford.
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Dorgu, Heaven could be involved for Man United against Leicester
Man United have been hit with the news that Lisandro Martinez has suffered an ACL injury, with the Argentina international out for the remainder of the season, while Luke Shaw has had a setback in his recovery process.
"Licha is a difficult situation, he's going to be out for a while, we don't know the extent of the injury, but it's going to take time. Luke has one small issue in the different area from the last injury, so we try to be careful with Luke," said Amorim.
As a result, the duo will be missing against Leicester, in addition to Jonny Evans, while Tyrell Malacia has joined PSV Eindhoven on loan, strengthening both Dorgu and Heaven's chances of being in the squad for the FA Cup fixture.
Man United have signed Dorgu with the view to him becoming the starter as the left-sided wing-back, while Heaven is a highly-rated teenage centre-back who has already had first-team exposure at Arsenal.
As well as Evans, Shaw and Martinez, Man United will be missing Mason Mount, with a clear return date for the playmaker, who picked up his latest problem in the middle of December, unclear at this stage of proceedings.
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