Manchester United are heading into the international break with a few of their first team players missing through injury.
After a tight 1-0 victory over West Ham on Saturday, the blank weekend may have come at the perfect time for Ralf Rangnick.
Paul Pogba is the only long-term absentee at present but we have seen the Frenchman involved in training recently so the hope is that he will be returning to competitive football sooner rather than later.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Luke Shaw, Jadon Sancho and Victor Lindelof are hoped to be back in contention for the FA Cup tie with Middlesbrough on Friday, February 4.
Paul Pogba
Injury: Thigh
Return date: February
What Rangnick has said: “Hopefully after the international break, when we have the Cup game against Middlesbrough and the away game at Burnley, I think he could be an option.”
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Injury: Illness
Return date: Middlesbrough in the FA Cup
What Rangnick has said: “Hopefully, after the international break, he will be back for training.”
Luke Shaw
Injury: Hamstring
Return date: February
What Rangnick has said: “Luke, unfortunately, also had to pull out after yesterday’s (Tuesday, January 18) training. He had some hamstring problems after yesterday’s training session.”
Jadon Sancho and Victor Lindelof both missed the fixture against West Ham due to personal reasons.
Both players are hoped to be back in contention after the international break with Sancho having reportedly been scheduled to return to training the day before the Hammers game.
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