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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer handed Man United major injury scare ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea clashes

Manchester United and Chelsea don't lock horns until the end of the month as they meet at Stamford Bridge in the Carabao Cup.

The Red Devils needed a penalty shootout to get past Rochdale in round three, while the Blues made light work of Grimsby Town as they put seven past the League Two outfit.

All of which has set up a huge all-Premier League encounter in west London on October 30.

And there's some potentially bad news for the visitors.

United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suffered a major injury scare with David de Gea having to limp out of Spain's Euro 2020 qualifier against Sweden on Tuesday night.

The Spaniard appeared to tweak a muscle whilst clearing the ball and was substituted immediately.

It seems de Gea will almost certainly miss this weekend's clash against Premier League leaders Liverpool at Anfield, although the severity of the injury is yet to be disclosed.

Ironically, de Gea had been given his chance in between the sticks for La Roja ahead of Blues stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

However, his night ended earlier than he would have hoped and it remains to be seen just how long he faces on the sidelines.

With that said, there was no guarantee that de Gea would have been picked for the cup tie against the Blues.

Sergio Romero usually starts the games outside the Premier League, but given the level of opposition Solskjaer may have been planning to name a more full strength team at the Bridge.

Furthermore, United face Liverpool, Partizan and Norwich City before attempting to inflict a second defeat of the season on Frank Lampard and the Blues.

As a result, there's a chance de Gea could be available at the end of the month.

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