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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United is confident top scorer Rasmus Hojlund will be available for Sunday’s FA Cup quarterfinal against Liverpool.
Hojlund, who has missed the last four games with a muscle injury, trained Friday, as did defender Harry Maguire and right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
“We’ve had a smart week, all the players you spoke about (Hojlund, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka) came back on the pitch, partly at the start of the week, and today we had a consultation and they were all training,” the coach said. Erik ten Hag on Friday.
Ten Hag has said he expects them to be available when Jurgen Klopp visits Old Trafford.
“We have a consultation tomorrow. Of course, we have to see how they recover. But it’s okay,” he said.
Earlier this week, Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand said Hojlund would play on Sunday. The striker has been called up to the Danish national team for the upcoming friendlies.
A healthy Hojlund would provide an offensive boost, with the FA Cup being United’s last hope for titles this season. Meanwhile, Liverpool already have one trophy and are in contention for three more.
Hojlund, 21, has scored in his last six games for United and has thirteen goals in all competitions this campaign. The 6-foot-3 striker joined United last summer from Italian club Atalanta for an initial fee of $82 million.
Maguire has missed the last 3 games and Wan-Bissaka has been out for two months due to unspecified injuries.
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