Manchester United is back early for the season and wants to play in the Europa League final! Seven missed the match against Bilbao

Manchester United right-back Diogu Darlow was thought to have been reimbursed early for the season after suffering a lower leg injury to Wolves in the Premier League at the end of last month, however, according to the Daily Mail, his recovery has been positive, and he is aiming to play in the Europa League final at the end of the month.

According to the schedule, the Europa League final will be played in Bilbao on May 21, and if Darlow can play this game, it will be in time for the final round of the Premier League against Aston Villa this season, and he will also be able to travel with the team to Asia for two post-season commercial games.

The 25-year-old Portugal international is Manchester United's "Iron Man" for the last two seasons, and this is the first time he has been injured in this time. Dalot has made 51 appearances in all competitions this season, even more minutes than Bruno Fernandes before injury. With three goals and five assists, Darlow's agent has made him one of the best players in the world and works very hard and with passion.

Gonçalves praised Darlow's professionalism in particular and believes it is this quality that has made him one of the best players in the world in this position.

The agent said: "Diogu [Darlow] is an outstanding player and an outstanding person. I was not surprised by what he did because he was very focused, very professional and very hard-working. He knows exactly what he wants and how to achieve it. Let's not forget that when Mourinho brought him into Manchester United, he was injured in Porto and needed some time to recover and couldn't play right away. Then, when he started playing, there was a change of manager and a manager came in with a different idea, he signed an English right-back (Aaron Wan-Bissaka) and spent a lot of money, and that right-back is no longer at the club."

During his time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Darlow was not welcomed and was sent on loan to AC Milan, where he honed his skills. With Solskjaer's departure, Darlow began to get more game time and was trusted by Rangnick, Ten Hag and Amorim.

Gonçalves added: "Diogu has been trying. At the time, AC Milan showed interest in him and I think it was a big year. He came back to Manchester United and everyone could see what Diogu did. Whatever the current situation, Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in the world and there is no doubt that Diogu is also one of the best players in the world."

Manchester United boss Amorim also hinted at a possible return for Darlow: "You know Diogu, he played in all the games until he had a problem. You can't say Diogu's season has been reimbursed because he will train hard and try to help us in the final game."

Darlow will certainly not be able to represent United in the second leg of the semi-final against Athletic Bilbao at Old Trafford, and Amorim will be missing seven players including him. Among them is De Ligt, who was injured again in the Premier League last weekend, with the Dutch centre-back set to miss both games this week. Eden Haven has only been able to train on his own at the moment, with midfielder Toby Collier also set to miss.

In addition, Lisandro Martinez and Zirkze have both been reimbursed for the season. There is also youngster Cheedo Obi, who is not registered in the Europa League and is not eligible to participate. Christian Eriksen did not take part in Wednesday's training session but United insist he is fit enough to play against Bilbao.

Amorim said: 'There's not much of a problem with De Ligt, which is a good thing, but he won't be available tomorrow and the Premier League on Sunday [at home to West Ham]. After that, we will have to see day by day. The rest of the players, Eden [Haven] hasn't recovered yet, Toby [Collier] can't play."

Manchester United vs Bilbao second leg squad: Andre Onana, Altay Baindil, Tom Heaton, Dermot M; Mazraoui, Jayden Camarson, Maguire, Lenny Yoro, Lindelof, Taylor Fredericksen, Luke Shaw, Patrick Dolgu, Harry Amas; Casemiro, Ugarte, Kobe Maynor, Mason Mount, B Fee, Zach Bowman, Eriksen; Hojlund, Bendito Mantato, Garnacho, Amad Diallo.