Manchester United will be boosted by the return of a few injured players, but will be unable to field German Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger after he picked up a knee problem. The Newcastle United Captain will also miss out on this game.
The injury crisis that had afflicted the Red Devils last month seems to be over as they now have the majority of their players available for selection. The latest news is that winger Jesse Lingaard is now fit to play, but will probably start on the bench at St. James’ Park as he makes his return to the side after injury.
There are also concerns regarding the fitness of the recently recalled Adnan Januzaj.
The young attacking midfielder was initially drafted into the Man United under-21 side by Louis van Gaal to bring the Belgian back up to speed having not gotten much gametime at Borussia Dortmund.
Januzaj had been due to make the squad to face Reading.
“We have reconsidered and we think we have to build him up for the game and not risk too much by putting him in a game at once,” van Gaal said.
Defensive trio Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo and Antonio Valencia are still long-term absentees, but there is some encouraging news.
“Schneiderlin is not injured but he’s in the red zone and had an overload,” the Dutchman revealed.
“In the Christmas period, he played every game and we have to take care of that.”
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