Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits David De Gea is ‘touch and go’ for West Ham United’s visit to Old Trafford on Sunday.
The Manchester United boss has seen his side depleted by an injury crisis with just ten Premier League games remaining.
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United could be without as many as SIX first team regulars for the visit of the high-flying Hammers, with the return of De Gea a potential blessing.
Despite the potential coronavirus-related quarantine headaches, the Red Devils boss had no hesitation in allowing the 30-year-old to fly to Spain to be with his partner for the birth of their child last week.
Solskjaer said last Friday that he expected De Gea ‘to be available very soon’ and said they ‘just have to follow the Government rules’ after the goalkeeper missed last Wednesday’s draw at Crystal Palace.
Dean Henderson deputised that night and impressed again in Sunday’s 2-0 win against Manchester City but he was found wanting when AC Milan made it 1-1 at the death in Thursday’s Europa League last-16 first leg.
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Asked about De Gea’s availability for West Ham’s visit on Sunday, Solskjaer said: “Yeah, David is back in Manchester. He is quarantining or self-isolating.
“He’s just touch and go for Sunday, I think. I can’t really know when he came back, so I’m not really sure if it was Monday or Tuesday that he arrived back in Manchester.”
Edinson Cavani, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba, Donny van de Beek and Juan Mata are unlikely to be available for the return of former boss David Moyes this weekend.
The Scot has taken the Hammers from a relegation battle to the hunt for the Champions League places in the space of a year, with United loanee Jesse Lingard playing a huge part since his January move.
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Despite scoring four goals in six appearances, Solskjaer admitting he was delighted to see Lingard succeeding in east London.
“For Jesse it’s really worked out, for David (Moyes) it’s really worked out and for us as a club as well because we know that Jesse’s position is a 10 and we have got Bruno (Fernandes) there,” he added.
“So, for me, it was a no-brainer really to get Jesse a chance to prove himself and to play some football again.
“He’s been really bright for them and he’s finally back to himself.”
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