How Manchester United U23 Team News Hints At First Team Squad News For Southampton Game

The four Manchester United youngsters who travelled with the first team squad to Crystal Palace are set to be involved against Southampton this weekend after being left out of the Under-23s side to face Norwich City.

James Garner, Angel Gomes, Tahith Chong and Mason Greenwood all made the trip to Selhurst Park as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deals with an injury crisis in his squad.

Garner came off the bench in the final minutes of the 3-1 win for his first-team debut, while Chong and Greenwood were unused substitutes and Gomes didn’t make the matchday squad.

None of the four have been included in Ricky Sbragia’s side to face Norwich City in Premier League Two Division Two at Leigh Sports Village tonight, which suggests they could once again be part of the squad to face Southampton at Old Trafford.

While Solskjaer will welcome Marcus Rashford back to the side on Saturday, he is likely to once again be without Ander Herrera, Jesse Lingard, Nemanja Matic and Anthony Martial.

Speaking at his press conference on Friday morning, Solskjaer said: “It’s the last session today but we’re not going take any risks. Maybe Anthony, but it might just be a few more days before he’s ready, so probably the squad will look similar to what it did at Wednesday.

“He (Rashford) still felt it Wednesday night but he’ll be ready, I’ll probably start him.

“You do have a plan but then you get suspensions, injuries. That one injury or one suspension might change the whole dynamic. It’s a matter of seeing who’s available now. Wednesday night at Selhurst Park is a tough one and then Friday morning still.

“So not too much recovery time. We’ll make our minds up tonight.”

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