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Jack Flintham

Manchester United receive double injury boost as Erik ten Hag responds to Pep Guardiola praise

Here are your Manchester United evening headlines on Friday, September 30.

United receive injury boost ahead of the derby

Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial could return for Manchester United against City on Sunday.

Rashford has missed the last two games with a muscular injury and Martial has only played 45 minutes this season due to hamstring and Achilles injuries.

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Martial and Rashford were absent from training sessions earlier in the international break but trained on Friday and are in contention to return to the matchday squad.

Read more on the early team news ahead of Sunday's match here.

Ten Hag responds to Guardiola praise

Erik ten Hag has no regrets about taking over as Manchester United manager despite Pep Guardiola suggesting he would have been a worthy successor to him at City.

In April, Guardiola said Ten Hag "could be one of the ones" to replace him and Guardiola has entered the final year of his contract.

Ten Hag's Ajax deal was also due to expire in 2023 but rather than stay in Amsterdam he accepted the challenge of managing United.

Read more from Ten Hag here.

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