Van Gaal Provies Full Injury Update

Louis van Gaal hopes Manchester United attacking pair Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial could be available for the midweek Champions League tie against PSV Eindhoven at Old Trafford, but Ander Herrera and Phil Jones are expected to miss the match.

The Reds boss revealed injuries sustained to Herrera and Jones against Watford were perhaps not too serious even though it was a patched-up side that secured a sweet 2-1 win at Vicarage Road; James Wilson also missed the game due to a knee problem.

With United chasing a victory that will secure qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League, the manager is going to need to check on his troops following the hard-earned success on Saturday.

"We are in a lousy period with a lot of injuries," said van Gaal. "Also in the international break. Antonio Valencia was operated on and Luke Shaw you know, and now Jones and Herrera, I think, are not available for Wednesday.

"My first impression is that they are not too heavy but the problem is that we have to play Wednesday already. Jones had a twisted ankle and Herrera a hamstring injury. Rooney is ill, and that is a matter of days, not weeks. I expect that he shall play Wednesday, but you never know, I do not know the development of the illness. Today he is at home, we gave him a day off to heal the illness; tomorrow he comes and I can say more. Martial is another problem, his foot, it is not as heavy as the media have written but we have to wait and see if he can play Wednesday."

Wilson collected a knock before the trip to Hertfordshire meaning 18-year-old Marcus Rashford was on the bench for the first time.

"Wilson had a swollen knee after training," confirmed the boss. "I did not play [Marcos] Rojo also because when you have jet-lag you cannot play. Wilson did not play for six weeks, so you cannot play in the Premier League without match rhythm; you have seen with Memphis that in the second half he was less [effective]. I had Rashford on the bench, a fantastic talent, but Wilson has more experience in the league."