Sports

Rashford in doubt for League Cup final

Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, says he does not know whether the in-form club’s forward, Marcus Rashford, will be available for the League Cup final against Newcastle on Sunday.

Rashford has been in sparkling form this season and helped the Red Devils beat Barcelona in the Europa League knockout play-off round on Thursday.

United won 2-1 at Old Trafford to seal a 4-3 victory over the Spanish league leaders on aggregate.

READ ALSO: Europa League draw: Arsenal play Sporting as Man Utd face Real Betis

Rashford was substituted in the 88th minute and appeared to hint on Instagram he had picked up a knock, posting an image of himself walking down the touchline looking in discomfort accompanied with a bandaged emoji.

Asked if the 25-year-old forward would be available for the match at Wembley, Ten Hag, on Friday, said: “I don’t know. So, players now are coming in. We have to do investigations, medical of course.

“Yesterday we did but so straight after the game most of the time you can’t say. We have to wait for a 100 per cent diagnosis, so we have to wait.”

Ten Hag confirmed Anthony Martial, who has not played since February 1, will not be available for the match as United attempt to end their six-year trophy drought.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

Real Madrid to appoint tennis legend Nadal as board member

Real Madrid have announced plans to appoint retired tennis superstar Rafael Nadal to their board…

44 minutes ago

Army rewards soldier with N500,000 for rejecting kidnapper’s bribe

The Nigerian Army has rewarded a soldier, Private Utim Terwase, with N500,000 for rejecting an…

1 hour ago

Dangote in talks to expand refinery IPO access

Dangote Industries Limited held discussions with stock exchanges across Africa on expanding participation in its…

2 hours ago

Senate proposes six-month jail term for hospitals rejecting emergency patients

Hospitals and healthcare providers that reject emergency patients could face up to six months’ imprisonment…

3 hours ago

PSC demotes 16 officers, dismisses three

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed three senior police officers and demoted 16 others…

3 hours ago

Tinubu departs Saudi Arabia for Abuja after performing Umrah

President Bola Tinubu has departed Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for Abuja after completing the Umrah, the…

5 hours ago

This website uses cookies.