“He’s part of the squad, yeah,” Carrick said of the Argentine in Friday's pre-match press conference.
“We’ll see on Luke and Kobbie.
“Ben’s kind of still undergoing a couple of checks before we update on timelines or anything. We’re just trying to be clear with what that looks like.
“He’s still a little bit further away, but when we know we’ll let you know.”
Major doubts: Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo
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It has since been reported and picked up by Man Utd fans on social media that neither Mainoo or Shaw have travelled with the squad to Elland Road, placing their involvement in further doubt.
There is a scenario where both players may have travelled down separately, but all will be revealed at 12.45pm BST when the Man United team to face Leeds is announced.
Carrick, though, does have plenty of options at his disposal in midfield as Carlos Baleba’s timely return from injury could see him make his first Premier League start for the Red Devils, while Andrey Santos will hope to start of Mainoo is ruled out.
United are in desperate need of a win having gone five games without one across all competitions.