Manchester United vs Leicester City - Man United squad stretched ahead of opening match
Posted Friday, August 10, 2018 by PA
Manchester United’s squad is stretched through injuries and fitness issues heading into their Premier League opener against Leicester.
Sergio Romero, Antonio Valencia, Marcos Rojo and Diogo Dalot are out through injury on Friday, as are Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic.
Paul Pogba, Ashley Young, Jesse Lingard and Marouane Fellaini will be assessed after returning late following their World Cup exertions, while Anthony Martial’s availability is unclear after missing the final pre-season friendly at Bayern Munich. New boys Lee Grant and Fred are available.
Jamie Vardy and Harry Maguire are among a handful of players who are doubts for Leicester.
The England stars were given an extended break following the World Cup and only rejoined the rest of the Foxes squad this week. Summer signing Jonny Evans, formerly of United, Nampalys Mendy and Demarai Gray (ankle) are also concerns.
New recruits Ricardo Pereira, James Maddison, Danny Ward, Rachid Ghezzal and Filip Benkovic are all expected to be available.
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