Ayden Heaven and Leny Yoro pictured in Dubai training, Man Utd duo working to convince Michael Carrick

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Manchester United defensive duo Ayden Heaven and Leny Yoro have been putting in extra work to break into the starting line-up.

With Manchester United out of the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup at the first hurdle this season, players have a 12-day gap to fill before facing Everton in the Premier League.

Ineos decided against a mid-season tour, so players have been given time to recharge their batteries before the push for Champions League qualification in the final 12 matches.

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Ayden Heaven is ready to challenge Lisandro Martinez, and Leny Yoro will be hungry to get back in the starting XI, especially after Harry Maguire’s injury scare.

Ahead of United’s first trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium, both Ayden Heaven and Yoro have been putting in extra hours to help their claim for a starting spot.

Ayden Heaven and Leny Yoro extra training in Dubai

As pictured by Sky Sports journalist Danyal Khan, Heaven and Yoro have travelled together to Dubai and have been undergoing extra training sessions during their break.

Carrick has not instructed players to return to Carrington until Wednesday 18th February, so the young duo took that as an opportunity to get extra work done.

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Khan adds that the defensive duo have become good friends off the pitch and are determined to work their way back into the starting XI.

Carrick has forged a brilliant partnership between Martinez and Maguire in recent weeks, so Heaven and Yoro have their work cut out. But their extra training in Dubai is exactly what United staff will want to see.

Ineos ready to build Man United around Heaven and Yoro

United’s defensive depth is currently very strong. Matthijs de Ligt is returning from injury which will only add to Carrick’s options.

Heaven and Yoro are joined by exciting academy graduate Tyler Fredricson, who has also had a taste of first-team football and is now targeting a return to the starting line-up.

As things stand, Maguire’s contract is set to expire in the summer, and reports suggest one of the reasons behind Ineos’s delay is that they are keen to see the likes of Heaven and Yoro flourish and become a long-standing defensive partnership for the Red Devils.

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At 19 and 20 years old respectively, Heaven and Yoro still have their best years ahead of them and they are currently able to learn from top-class defenders like Maguire and Martinez.

Their time will come, and they are showing the perfect attitude to climb Carrick’s pecking order.