Herrera Set To Return For Palace Clash

Ander Herrera is set to return to Manchester United’s squad for the game against Crystal Palace on Wednesday and manager Louis van Gaal has no fresh injury concerns following the win over Aston Villa.

Herrera missed the 1-0 victory that relegated Villa at the weekend after picking up a knock in the Emirates FA Cup tie against West Ham United, but is back in contention for the Barclays Premier League clash at Old Trafford.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, Adnan Januzaj and Luke Shaw remain sidelined, though the latter has provided a positive update on his recovery from the double leg break he sustained in September.

Van Gaal confirmed to MUTV: "[We have] no injury problems, only the players who are injured already for a long time – Schweinsteiger, Shaw and Januzaj. I think Herrera shall come back."

Asked if Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Everton would impact on his selection for the league encounter with the Eagles, van Gaal replied:

"Of course, but that is the same with every game. You know that you have to play matches and you know also that some players have difficulties with the load of matches.

"You have to rotate because of that. In the Premier League I have to rotate much more than in another league, and that is also a consequence of the high rhythm of the Premier League."

Marcus Rashford scored United’s winner against Villa – his seventh goal in 12 first-team appearances – before being replaced by Anthony Martial. And van Gaal expects the 18-year-old to lead the line again on Wednesday.

"I changed him after 70 minutes, I believe, and that is also to give him a little bit of rest," the boss continued. "He didn’t train the day after and also the day after that he didn’t train.

"I want to keep him fresh because he is in the momentum of scoring and that is very important for him but also for the team. That is why I don’t rotate him."

On Shaw, who revealed his return to outdoor training with a physio is going "really well", van Gaal said: "He's very positive, he's doing great. He's training with the physiotherapist but he has to train with the football coach and that hasn't happened yet."