Diogo Dalot has joined long-term absentees Lisandro Martinez and Joshua Zirkzee on the sidelines but Toby Collyer and back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir might make the matchday squad after taking part in training on Wednesday too.

Athletic Bilbao host Manchester United at San Mamés on Thursday night in what promises to be a fiercely contested UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg. It’s a clash steeped in contrast—tradition versus transition, continuity versus recalibration.