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Dominic Booth

Manchester United give new fitness update on Anthony Martial and Luke Shaw

Anthony Martial and Luke Shaw are both recovering well and should be available for Manchester United selection soon.

That has been revealed by United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, after both players missed the 3-2 victory at Southampton on Sunday.

Shaw, 25, has been out since United's win at Everton on November 7th when he suffered a hamstring problem. And Martial pulled out of the matchday squad at Southampton after feeling ill overnight.

But Solskjaer told United's official website that both players have trained, though it remains to be seen whether he deems them fit enough to start against Paris Saint-Germain tonight. Edinson Cavani and Alex Telles could start in their stead.

“Anthony got through the session and felt okay, so he's also available for selection," said Solskjaer. "Luke is probably the biggest doubt but the rest of them are holding their hands up saying: 'I'm ready'.

“Luke isn't too far away so let's see what we do with him for tomorrow. Then, of course, Phil [Jones] has been away for a long time but now we're getting more and more players ready to participate in every game.”

Solskjaer urged United to go for the jugular and earn three points against PSG that should be enough for his side to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage as Group H winners. One point will guarantee second place in the group.

He added: "When you look at the fixture list anyway, you looked at this game at home as the possibility to. If you had to beat PSG to go through… we have to look at this game as a big one.

"If we beat them, we’ll win the group unless something unbelievable happens in Leipzig, so let’s make sure we get to the kick-off tonight in the same manner that we prepared for Southampton. I thought the lads were really focused and you know Champions League nights will always give us that focus.”

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