Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Sport
Samuel Luckhurst

Manchester United get squad boost ahead of possible Premier League restart

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects to have a fully fit Manchester United squad to choose from if the Premier League season restarts next month.

Paul Pogba (ankle) and Marcus Rashford (back) have recovered from long-term injuries and should be available if the league stages fixtures in June.

Pogba has not started a match since September 30 and United have since signed Bruno Fernandes, whom is yet to play with Rashford after he sustained a double stress fracture to the back in mid-January.

Provided Odion Ighalo extends his loan beyond the end of May, Solskjaer will have a 30-man squad to choose from in United's first match back, possibly against Tottenham.

"Of course we're trying to improve all the time, develop as a team, and now we've got a full squad to choose from," Solskjaer told BT Sport. "And hopefully we've been looking after ourselves in the two months that we've been out.

"We just have to play it by ear and hope they click early. But let's get back to training first and then hopefully we can play soon."

United are fifth in the Premier League with nine matches left and three points behind Chelsea in the final Champions League qualifying spot. United have been drawn with Norwich City in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and are all but in the last eight of the Europa League.

Third-place Leicester are eight points clear of United and Solskjaer is confident they can overtake Chelsea. "We hope [to be consistent] and I've said it so may times that I get bored by saying it; there's been a rebuild, we've had to take some difficult decisions, but the young players coming through are proving we've made a good decision.

"We've signed Bruno, that was exciting. The three players we signed early on (Daniel James, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and Harry Maguire) have given us stability and we're looking better and better.

"We're three points behind Chelsea, we want to get playing again and try to catch them and you've got the cup competitions that are a bonus. Maybe there is a way to a final or a trophy there for us."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.