With just a few days to go until the start of the summer transfer window, all eyes are on Manchester United and who they will turn to in their pursuit of a striker.
20.05.2023 - 14:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Marcus Rashford is absent from Manchester United's squad to play Bournemouth in the Premier League this weekend due to illness.
Rashford missed the 2-0 victory against Wolves last weekend with an injury and although he returned to first-team training in midweek, he subsequently reported to Carrington on Friday morning with symptoms of sickness.
Ten Hag confirmed at his press conference ahead of playing Bournemouth that Rashford was a doubt and it's now been confirmed he did not travel with the squad for Saturday afternoon's match on the south coast.
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In the absence of Rashford, Jadon Sancho will start on the left wing in an unchanged starting line up from the Wolves win.
Ten Hag spoke to MUTV ahead of kick-off to explain his team and said: "We played a good game last week. It was a very dominant game, so today I expect the same and we do it with the same line-up, which means the routines can stay.
"Very important [McTominay return], there are always players that you can't miss in the squad and the players like Scott, they are so important across a whole season, whenever as a starting player or ready to come on, he has a great attitude.
"He's always aggressive, always bringing something to the team, a positive vibe, so really happy he's back. Across a season, we have played every third day and sometimes it's been a battle to every time get the energy and focus.
"Sometimes we struggled, but nonetheless, we got the points and now we have to get the reward with a top four finish. We are now fresher, so the demand on the team can be higher and we have to make sure we win today."
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