No rash decisions on Marcus fitness

GENEROUS Jimmy Brown is the football fan who puts the heart into Heart of Midlothian.

For almost 20 years, whether Hearts are at home or away, Jimmy has driven around 200 miles each week to collect his nephew Alan, who has cerebral palsy, and take him to matches.

Now Jimmy has been crowned the latest monthly winner in Coral’s Football Fan of the Year competition for his selfless dedication to Alan’s happiness and love of the game.

Alan, 32, was born with his condition, which affects his ability to walk, and uses a wheelchair to get about. So Jimmy is always pleased to make sure he gets to see their favourite team play at Hearts’ Tynecastle Park stadium in

Manchester United will assess Marcus rashford before thursday’s europa League quarter-final first leg against Granada.

rashford slotted in a 62nd minute equaliser in United’s 2-1 Premier League win over Brighton but had to come off 10 minutes later due to an impact injury.

the 23-year-old has missed two of the last five games and was forced off in two of the other matches but is unlikely to get a breather in the run-in due to anthony Martial’s injury.

Martial sprained his knee on international duty with France and United manager Ole Gunnar solskjaer claimed on the eve of the Brighton game Martial could miss the remainder of the season.

solskjaer swiftly contradicted that statement by suggesting Martial could be sidelined for a ‘few weeks’ but after the win admitted he would be ‘surprised’ if Martial plays any part in the next two months.

“Marcus, I think he got caught with a tackle, so he couldn’t carry on,” solskjaer clarified. “Very unfortunate situation again with anthony being out for a few weeks. If we get him back before the end of the season I’ll be surprised.

“he sprained his knee which isn’t nice. We’ve lost a very important player there, that’s football for you.” Marcus rashford scores against

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