By Daily sports on April 3, 2021
Manchester United are hopeful fit-again forwards Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood can feature in Sunday’s Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion but doubts remain over Frenchman Anthony Martial, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Friday.
Rashford missed United’s FA Cup loss to Leicester City with a foot issue and was ruled out of England’s World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland but the 23-year-old has returned to training.
Greenwood also completed Friday’s session after missing England's recent Under-21 European Championship games due to injury but Martial remains sidelined after picking up a knee problem in France’s 2-0 win over Kazakhstan.
“I don’t know about Anthony, he didn’t join in training this morning... but Marcus and Mason trained and hopefully they can get through that with no reaction,” Solskjaer told reporters.
“If they complete the session tomorrow they might be available for selection.”
Solskjaer said Martial’s France teammate Paul Pogba was raring to go having played in all three of the national team’s World Cup qualifying matches after struggling for form and fitness at club level this season.
“It’ll be a massive boost. He has come back bright and ready to go. He will be important for us. Having Paul fit, forwards firing again we can get that spark back,” Solskjaer said.
Solskjaer said he expects goalkeepers David De Gea and Dean Henderson to compete for the position after Henderson played the last six games before the international break.
“They both know we value them highly,” Solskjaer said. “I’ve got great options, top goalkeepers, but both want to play. That will be decided on merit.
“We want to go all the way in the Europa League, I'm sure you’ll see both of them.”
United are second in the table, 14 points behind leaders Manchester City with a game in hand.(Reuters)
•PHOTO: Marcus Rashford
Source Daily sports
Posted April 3, 2021
You may also like...
Arsenal’s Ramsey Signs Four-Year Juventus Deal
Foreign Clubs swoop on Real Sapphire Football Academy...
Barcelona Frustrated By Slavia Prague At Nou Camp...
Odion Ighalo Scores in Shanghai Shenhua’s Loss to...
Ortiz stops Martz in round 2 eyes Wilder...
Udoka Makes History As First Nigerian-American Head Coach...

AFCON 2025 highlights: World-class stadiums, VAR drama, record attendance
Oliseh slams Osimhen for costing Eagles’ AFCON trophy
3000 athletes, officials for Niger Delta Games in Edo
AFCON refs not up to standard – Henry
AFCON 2025: Akor Adams’ goal named among CAF’s top five
Joshua won’t want driver in jail – Uncle
NOC's Gumel hails Super Eagles' Triumph of Character, Transformation to secure AFCON bronze medal
Significant milestone as Nigeria's Gumel welcomes Oyedeji into IOC
AFCON 2025 Final: CAF Referees' Committee On Trial
Regragui slams referee for poor final officiating
Senegal team returns home, presents AFCON trophy to President
FULL LIST: 10 players who missed crucial penalties on football's biggest stages
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,488 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (54,781 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (52,675 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,342 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,270 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,183 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,045 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,601 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (50,780 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,307 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (47,700 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,167 views)