Manchester United suffer double injury blow ahead of Manchester City clash

Erik ten Hag is set to be without Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial for Manchester United’s clash against Manchester City on Sunday.

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The Red Devils take on their city rivals at the Etihad as they look to continue their four-match winning run.

Martial has played just 45 minutes of United’s season so far but he impressed as a second half substitute in a 2-1 win against Liverpool.

But an Achilles injury after a hamstring strain has kept the Frenchman out of action since mid-August and he’s yet to train this week.

The former Monaco ace is not expected to return to training before the derby but there had been more optimism that Rashford would be fit, according to the Times.

The England forward sustained a muscle injury in United’s 3-1 win against Arsenal before the international break and was removed late on as a precaution.

Rashford was left out of England’s Nations League squad, partly because he was injured.

A three-week break was expected to be enough for Rashford to recover but he’s yet to return to training and it’s unlikely that he’ll be risked at the Etihad, even if he manages to return in the next 48 hours.

Should the pair be unavailable, Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to be selected to start.

The Portugal captain hasn’t started in the Premier League since a defeat to Brentford, with Ten Hag favouring a younger front three.

Jadon Sancho is a certainty to start, while Anthony Elanga and Antony will compete for the third spot.

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