Louis van Gaal had some positive news in
Friday's pre-match press conference, with Luke
Shaw only ruled out for a few weeks by the
ankle injury he sustained at Arsenal - and the
possibility that Radamel Falcao and Marcos
Rojo could feature in Saturday’s Barclays
Premier League encounter with Hull City.
Falcao returned to full training on Sunday after
missing the last four first-team fixtures with a
troublesome calf injury, while Rojo has not
featured since dislocating his shoulder during
United’s 1-0 defeat to local rivals Manchester City
on 2 November.
"We have to wait and see until the last training
session of course," van Gaal explained at the Aon
Training Complex. "It’s always difficult to say but we
have good news, yes. You have to read between the
lines.
"I have to train the last session and I live day by day
at this moment. So maybe Falcao can come back in
the 18 [matchday squad], maybe Rojo can come
back in the 18. That’s it I think."
Asked about Shaw’s ankle injury sustained during
the first half during last Saturday’s match at the
Emirates Stadium, van Gaal provided a positive
update on the 19-year-old England international.
"Luke sustained an ankle ligament injury but with
no serious complications and he will only be out
for the next few weeks because of this."