When the Blues come to Old Trafford, the Red Devils' squad will be taxed to the limit.
Manchester United are dealing with an injury crisis at the conclusion of the season, with Ralf Rangnick revealing that Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho, and Fred will all miss their match against Chelsea.
United will play Chelsea at Old Trafford on Thursday night in the Premier League, hoping to keep their slim chances of finishing in the top four alive.
Rangnick's side has dropped to sixth place in the table after losing their past two games to Liverpool and Arsenal, and will be without a number of key players for the Blues' travel to Manchester.
Maguire was an unused replacement in last week's 3-1 loss to Arsenal, and he now has a knock that will keep him out of the Chelsea match.
Sancho is out owing to illness, while Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw are still out with serious injuries. Meanwhile, Edinson Cavani is not expected to return to full training until the end of the week.
"We have a number of players absent tomorrow, as well as a number of players who are questionable," says the coach "Rangnick said during a news conference before the game. "Aaron Wan-Bissaka is a possibility. Harry's knee is bothering him. Neither yesterday nor today were spent in training.
"Paul [Pogba] is no longer with us." Luke Shaw is also not available. Jadon is sick; he's had tonsillitis since the beginning of the year.Cavani will return to training on Friday, according to the team doctor."
Rangnick also provided an update on Fred's recuperation from the hip injury he sustained in United's 1-0 loss to Everton on April 9, saying the Brazilian is still not ready to play."Fred isn't available right now." He attempted to train the day before yesterday, and we had a chat about it "The interim manager of the Red Devils remarked.
"He's not totally fit, and playing him early and risking reinjury makes no sense with a muscular injury."
Who might be able to fill in for Manchester United against Chelsea?
Rangnick was also asked how many senior players will be available against Chelsea, and he responded, "We will aim to play the best possible team, right now we have 14 in our professional team and the youth available, and three or four of those guys will be part of the squad."
Alejandro Garnacho, an Argentine youth, has been on the bench for United's last three games and might make his debut at Old Trafford.We'll have to see if Aaron Wan-Bissaka is available; I've already played Hannibal for Liverpool, so it's possible. However, we must be fair to those players, and the timing must be right.
"They should have the opportunity to play and do well at the correct time."
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