Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is sweating over the fitness of Christian Eriksen for Wednesday's Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.
The ex-Lilywhites playmaker was absent from the squad to face Newcastle United due to illness, and Marcus Rashford could only make the bench for the same reason.
The quick turnaround time makes it difficult to envisage Eriksen being risked from the start, while Axel Tuanzebe (unspecified), Brandon Williams (unspecified), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (muscle), Harry Maguire (hamstring), Donny van de Beek (muscle) and Anthony Martial (back) were all missing on Sunday and will be here, too.
Scott McTominay and Martin Dubravka are back from suspension and ineligibility respectively, and the former's return should spell the end of Fred's brief time in the starting lineup.
McTominay will line up alongside Casemiro if Ten Hag takes a cautious approach with Eriksen, while David de Gea is in no danger of losing his spot to Dubravka.
Diogo Dalot's right-back berth will remain unchallenged - as will Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane's centre-back spots - but Ten Hag may be tempted to recall Tyrell Malacia over Luke Shaw amid the packed schedule.
Antony and Bruno Fernandes are seemingly nailed on to start in the final third, where Ten Hag still has a selection dilemma to solve even with Martial still on the sidelines.
Rashford will expect a recall to the first XI after recovering from a bug and will hope to continue his recent revival at the tip of the attack, which could tempt Ten Hag into dropping Cristiano Ronaldo as Jadon Sancho holds his place on the left.
Man United possible starting lineup: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia; Casemiro, McTominay; Antony, Fernandes, Sancho; Rashford
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Ben Knapton
