Manchester United welcomed four players back to training this week, two of whom featured in the 3-0 win over FC Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday.
Harry Maguire played his first game since injuring his knee while on England duty last month, coming at half-time. Meanwhile, Donny van de Beek was handed his fourth outing for the season after a six-week lay-off.
The midfielder, who has been left out of the provisional Netherlands World Cup squad, replaced full debutant Alejandro Garnacho for the final 12 minutes. Meanwhile, Aaron Wan-Bissaka is back in training, but is still yet to return for Erik ten Hag.
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However, United are not totally injury-free with two big names still nursing problems.
Anthony Martial
The striker has already missed 14 matches through three separate injuries this season but Ten Hag says he hopes the Frenchman will be back within a fortnight. Martial has returned to training but hasn’t been seen on the pitch since coming off after 29 minutes with a back problem against Everton on October 9.
What Ten Hag has said: “He's making progress, he's outside, he's working there, he's on the pitch and we're waiting for his step back in team training."
Raphael Varane
The defender will not be available for United before the World Cup and has been warned by France boss Didier Deschamps he might not fly to Qatar unless he can prove his fitness before the plane takes off. Varane suffered his latest setback against Chelsea and coming off the pitch was emotional upon realising his tournament hopes were in jeopardy.
What Ten Hag has said: "He will be out, certainly until the World Cup so he will not play in this block for Manchester United.
"I think [he can play at the World Cup] but the prognosis we have to wait. We have to see how it develops, how the rehab will develop."
Axel Tuanzebe
A player yet to feature for Ten Hag, Tuanzebe returned home from the summer tour of Thailand and Australia with a problem and has been unavailable since. He will not be ready before Christmas.
What Ten Hag has said: “Axel is still in, working inside so he's not back on the pitch. I think it will be difficult for Axel to return before Christmas."
Brandon Williams
The left-back has returned to individual training but is unlikely to be selected for matches any time soon. He picked up a problem ahead of the pre-season tour and is still working his way back up to full fitness.
What Ten Hag has said: “[I’m] probably not talking about [him being] back in the squad for the games, but probably in the training for the team training.”
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