Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has suggested he won't start striker Anthony Martial against Nottingham Forest after saying starting him is "a risk".
The Red Devils have several injuries in the forward areas with Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho to miss Sunday's match at the City Ground. Martial and Wout Weghorst are the club's only other recognised strikers.
Despite Martial coming into form with a goal and an assist in his last two matches, the Frenchman has had an injury-plagued season and with United missing Rashford's goals, they can ill afford to have the 27-year-old spending another spell on the sidelines.
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Speaking ahead of Sunday's clash with Forest, Ten Hag said: "Maybe he [Martial] can [start again] but it’s a risk and we can’t take that risk in this moment because we don’t have so many options in the frontline with Rashford and [Alejandro] Garnacho injured, so we have to be careful".
"In the individual prospect we know when there’s a lot of load he [Martial] gets injured and we have to build it, especially when the games come quick".
Forest will be desperate to pick up their first win since beating Leeds at the beginning of February when they face United on Sunday. Steve Cooper's side currently sit in the Premier League bottom three on goal difference.
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