Kids set for call-up as injuries mount for Ole

OLE Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested some United youngsters could make the squad for Wednesday’s Premier League game at Crystal Palace following a string of injuries.

Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard were all forced off in the firsthalf of United’s goalless draw with Liverpool, while Marcus Rashford played on with a swollen ankle.

Rashford was originally going to be replaced by Lingard after picking up his injury in the first minute until Mata was taken off in the 25th minute.

Lingard then only lasted 18 minutes on his comeback from a hamstring injury.

Solskjaer confirmed all three withdrawn players suffered hamstring injuries.

Nemanja Matic also suffered an injury in training on Saturday in a session Anthony Martial failed to come through due to a groin problem.

Prolific 17-year-old striker Mason Greenwood is also sidelined through injury, so Tahith Chong and Angel Gomes could figure at Selhurst Park on Wednesday.

“No idea at the moment, but we’ve got two days of recovery,” Solskjaer said of the extent of the United players’ injuries.

When asked about Rashford specifically, Solskjaer added: “If he plays [against Palace] I’ll be maybe surprised. “[Jordan] Henderson went through him. His ankle is like a balloon, that was just one of many fouls on him.

“If that’s not an accumulation of fouls I don’t know. He’s a Manc and he knows what this means. We had to keep him on because we’d made three subs.

“I’ve never seen the like of this before, three hamstrings in the firsthalf. Rashy obviously was kicked, he did his ankle straight away, we should have taken him off as well.

“We played with 10-and-a-half but the fans made up for it and Rashy’s attitude made up for it.

“He worked the line well, we had to put it through the middle because we couldn’t risk coming down the sides, it was a difficult game in that respect.

“But we’ve got some good kids coming through, so we’ll have 11 players on the pitch on Wednesday night. And luckily we’ve got two days recovery.

“You’re never surprised in football, you’ve always got to be ready for anything.”

Despite the stalemate, United were arguably the better side against Liverpool, who returned to the Premier League summit despite an uninspiring performance.

United are still unbeaten in the Premier League under Solskjaer.