Midfield Duo Won't Be Risked Against Wolfsburg

Louis van Gaal says midfielders Michael Carrick and Ander Herrera are expected to be left out of Wednesday night's Champions League clash with Wolfsburg as a precaution, while Antonio Valencia will also be assessed.

Herrera, Carrick, Valencia and Marcos Rojo all missed Tuesday's morning training session at the Aon Training Complex.

Van Gaal confirmed at his pre-match press conference that both Carrick, Herrera and Valencia have "minor injuries" and are not likely to feature at Old Trafford.

"I think Michael Carrick shall not play tomorrow [Wednesday]. The other two [Herrera and Valencia] we have to wait and see. They have minor injuries so I don't want to take any risks," explained the United boss.

"Like we have done with Wayne Rooney, we will do the same for Michael Carrick or Ander Herrera. It's the same because we have to play a full season and it's better to withdraw players for one match than they play and get injured."

Rojo has missed United's last two matches due to a problem picked up in the win at Southampton. Van Gaal did not give an update on the defender's progress but he is not expected to be involved after missing training on Tuesday.

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