Anthony Martial is set to return for the Manchester derby – but Paul Pogba has been ruled out.
Martial missed Manchester United’s 2-1 win against Tottenham on Wednesday with a muscle strain. But he has resumed training ahead of Saturday’s trip Manchester City and is expected to at least be fit enough for a place on the bench.
Pogba is still on course to be back in action before the end of the year – but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed the derby will come too soon for the France international.
He said: “We hope to have Anthony - definitely for part of the game. I’m not sure if he's able to start. Paul won't be (available).
“He’ll be back as soon as possible. He's out on the grass training. I said (he’d be back) in 2019 so hopefully before the New Year.”
If Martial isn’t fit enough to start, Solskjaer has a decision to make on Mason Greenwood, who was handed his first Premier League start of the season against Spurs.
Possible Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Young; McTominay, Fred, Pereira, Lingard; Rashford, James
