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Matt Maltby

Man Utd squad revealed for Huddersfield clash amid injury concerns

David de Gea will start Manchester United's penultimate Premier League match at Huddersfield , with back-up Sergio Romero injured.

Romero picked up a knee injury in training as people questioned whether out-of-sorts De Gea should start, while defender Eric Bailly will miss Sunday's trip with a season-ending medial ligament injury in his right knee.

Mason Greenwood is out with an issue of his own, but United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was not giving much else away.

Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard were conspicuous by their absence from Wednesday's part-open training session, but Marcus Rashford and Antonio Valencia were involved.

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer addressed the media on Friday (Man Utd via Getty Images)

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Manchester United manager Solskjaer confirmed on Friday that De Gea will not be dropped at Huddersfield despite his woeful form.

Crowned United's player of the year in four of the past five seasons, there is little chance of the 28-year-old picking up the award again this term given the way things have gone recently.

De Gea has made a serious of high-profile blunders as talk about his future continues, with last weekend's gaffe allowing Chelsea to seal a 1-1 draw that hampers United's top-four hopes.

It has led to widespread debate about whether the goalkeeper should start at Huddersfield, but Solskjaer confirmed that the Spaniard will play this weekend.

David de Gea will start for United at Huddersfield (Getty Images)

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"I would think so, yeah - or he will play," Solskjaer said.

"Sergio was injured yesterday so he didn't train. He tweaked his knee and David's been training well this week.

"Of course we trust him, he's been fantastic this season. Towards the end now he's been in the headlines maybe for the wrong reasons, but, as I've said so many times, he has to deal with that.

Back-up stopper Sergio Romero is injured (2019 Manchester United FC)

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"The goalkeeping department are a fantastic group together, with Emilio (Alvarez, goalkeeping coach), Sergio, Lee (Grant) and David.

"They've been such a tight-knit group, so they've experienced better times obviously than just now but he's ready for Sunday."

Provisional squad: De Gea, Grant, Kovar, Young, Darmian, Valencia, Shaw, Rojo, Smalling, Jones, Smalling, Lindelof, O'Connor, Herrera, Garner, Matic, Pogba, Pereira, McTominay, Mata, Chong, Sanchez, Martial, Lukaku, Rashford.

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