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Man Utd rocked by double injury blow ahead of top-four run-in


Manchester United have been rocked by a double injury blow ahead of the top-four run-in.

The Red Devils sit three points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea with two games remaining in the Premier League season.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side travel to rock-bottom Huddersfield on Sunday before hosting Cardiff at Old Trafford seven days later.

But the Norwegian is sweating on the fitness of both Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford ahead of their two crucial last games, according to The Sun.

Rashford has a shoulder niggle while Lukaku aggravated his problematic hamstring in United’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday.

Lukaku has a hamstring issue

England striker Rashford opened the scoring for the Red Devils before a David De Gea howler allowed Marcos Alonso to level for the Blues.

Both players have reportedly undergone scans with Solskjaer now waiting on the results before discovering the tools he has at his disposal for the weekend.

Rashford was taken off in the second half against Chelsea having needed strapping on his shoulder to start the game.

His fitness will also be of concern to Gareth Southgate ahead of England’s UEFA Nations League finals campaign in June.

Rashford went off in the second half

Lukaku played the full 90 minutes against Chelsea but seemingly suffered a flare-up of the hamstring issue that sidelined him for three weeks last month.

Struggling Alexis Sanchez is an option to play up front, along with 17-year-old Mason Greenwood.

Eric Bailly will definitely miss the rest of the season and the Africa Cup of Nations after suffering knee ligament damage against Chelsea.

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