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David Byrom

Tottenham Hotspur receive Manchester United injury news ahead of Premier League return

Tottenham Hotspur have been given an update over the bill of health at Manchester United ahead of the Premier League's return.

Spurs are set to face Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side in their first game back after the coronavirus shutdown on June 19.

Yet the United side they line up against is likely to be very different to the team they were due to face back in March.

Red Devils striker Odion Ighalo, who extended his loan at Old Trafford to January earlier this week, has revealed that his side have every first-team squad member available in training at the moment.

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That means the likes of Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford, who both would have missed the scheduled game between the two sides, will now come into contention to play.

"Everyone is back, even Paul Pogba is back training normally and Rashy is back training as normal," Ighalo said.

"Everyone is training normally and training full and all that, so the squad is full and everyone is ready, I think."

Whether Pogba, who has not played competitively since December 26 due to injury, is handed a start remains to be seen.

Managers in the German Bundesliga have so far gone for a more cautious approach when dealing with player injuries following such a long break from competitive action.

If United boss Solskjaer follows the same logic, then it is difficult to see Pogba being put straight back into the first team, instead of being eased back into competitive matches.

However, news of his return certainly gives Spurs and Jose Mourinho something to think about ahead of the game.

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