Romelu Lukaku and Marouane Felliani are injury doubts for Manchester United’s FA Cup final clash with Chelsea, Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho has admitted.
“In terms of injuries, it’s (Romelu) Lukaku and (Marouane) Fellaini. They are the two players who are not available for tomorrow (Thursday),” the Portuguese manager told the media on the eve of his side’s Premier League clash with West Ham United.
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There was some good news for the United faithful, however, as Mourinho revealed, “(Phil) Jones is back, (Alexis) Sanchez is back and there are no more problems.”
United, virtually guaranteed of second place, travel to the Olympic Stadium to take on the Hammers in their penultimate Premier League game of the season.
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“Lukaku will not play in the last league game of the season. Fellaini might – it is a muscular problem. We will wait and see.”
The 24-year-old Lukaku is the club’s top scorer this season and without him, United have looked largely toothless in attack.
Young forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial failed to impress in a away loss at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Belgian striker’s absence.
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The former Everton striker is undergoing treatment on an ankle injury he suffered on April 28 during United’s 2-1 win over Arsenal and fans are praying fervently that he recovers in time for next week’s FA Cup final.
The Red Devils’ final league game of the season is a home clash with Watford on Sunday and Mourinho confirmed that Michael Carrick will captain the side one final time before hanging up his boots.
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“He (Carrick) will start the last match at Old Trafford, the last match of the Premier League,” Mourinho stated as he continued, “Our captain, in front of our fans, he will start the match against Watford.”
The FA Cup final takes place on May 19 at Wembley Stadium in London.
