Manchester United look to be without 10 first-team stars for Wednesday’s crunch Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain.
The Red Devils head to Paris needing to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit if they are to secure an unlikely spot in the quarter-finals.
However, boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to make do with a patched-up side after a flurry of injuries.
Alexis Sanchez was the latest addition to the list after he limped out of Saturday’s win against Southampton , joining Nemanja Matic, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera, Matteo Darmian, Phil Jones and Antonio Valencia on the sidelines.
Paul Pogba is suspended after his red card in the first leg, while Anthony Martial is unlikely to be ready in time.
Asked if any of the injured players would be fit to face PSG, he said: “Not really, no. It doesn’t look like it. No, I don’t think we can risk it (playing Martial). He has not been training yet so I don’t think so.”
Despite that latest setback, the manner of the weekend win acts as a timely shot in the arm to a United side that heads to France with hope and positivity.
“I have to say, they are confident going into the game knowing that we are 2-0 down,” Solskjaer said.
“We know it is going to be difficult, we played them here and they are a good team, and we have got loads of injuries, there’s a few boys here that will want to be part of it.
“We have got to go for it. We have a mountain to climb. We have quality players. Let’s see how many we have got, though. That maybe is the biggest thing.”
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