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Manchester United injury news: Chris Smalling, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford to be available

Who's in and who's out for this weekend's match at Old Trafford?

Mark Critchley
Friday 28 October 2016 15:12 BST
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Jose Mourinho should be able to welcome several Manchester United players back from minor injuries for this weekend’s Premier League meeting with Burnley.

Chris Smalling, who missed Wednesday’s EFL Cup win over neighbours Manchester City with muscle problem, is expected to be fit and return to the side.

A foot injury kept Anthony Martial out of the matchday squad for the derby but the France international should be available for selection on Saturday.

Marcus Rashford was substituted in the 81st minute of the 1-0 victory over City, provoking injury concerns, but the issue is not thought to be serious.

Phil Jones has reportedly resumed full training following his recovery from a knee ligament injury, though having not played since 2 January, the defender remains some way off first-team action.

Jose Mourinho confirmed that Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not currently injured, despite his struggles to break into the Portuguese's first-team plans.

"He is not injured," the United manager confirmed. "Sometimes I confuse the word 'fit' in the English language. Sometimes you can say that it is 'not injured', but you could also say that it is 'in great condition and ready to compete'.

"That is different for me as we use different words in Portuguese for the different situations. Mkhitaryan is not injured, he is training with the team 100 per cent."

Eric Bailly is sidelined for two months after sustaining a knee injury in last Sunday’s 4-0 defeat at Chelsea, while James Wilson is out with a knee ligament injury.

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