Ole Gunnar Solskjaer names date for Marcus Rashford injury return for Man Utd

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has put a date on when Marcus Rashford is set to return from injury for Manchester United.

The 23-year-old has been out since the summer after undergoing shoulder surgery but "could be available" after the October international break alongside fellow forward Amad.

His operation followed being an almost ever-present for the Red Devils in 2020-21 and featuring for England in their run to the Euro 2020 final but the forward is now "raring to go."

"They're still a few weeks away so, hopefully after the international break, they could be available," Solskjaer told manutd.com before their Champions League match against Villarreal on Wednesday.

Rashford is yet to play for Man Utd this season due to undergoing shoulder surgery ( Image:

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After going under the knife in August and returning to United's Carrington training base earlier this month to continue his rehabilitation, Rashford may make the trip to Leicester City on Saturday, October 16, much like Amad.

"They're working hard, both of them positive, and it's been a long, long time for Marcus of course," their manager continued. "Probably the longest he's been out but he's needed it.

"He looks raring to go, happy and he knows he's missed out on pre-season, but he's done loads of good conditioning work and should be ready soon."

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If the pair are not ready in time for Leicester, the Red Devils will be desperate to see them back in action for the following fixtures, those being a match at home to Atalanta and the visit of Liverpool to Old Trafford four days later.

For now, Solskjaer and co's concentration is returning to winning ways after back-to-back defeats in the Carabao Cup and Premier League.

But they face a Villarreal side up next who beat United in a penalty shoot-out last season to lift the Europa League trophy.

The Red Devils - who have won the Champions League three times but not reached the final since 2011 - were beaten by BSC Young Boys in their Group F opener this season, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka being sent off and subsequently banned for two games.

Solskjaer will also be without Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw but is trusting in his alternatives - even if it means a change of shape.

"Of course, the more injuries you get in defence, you might have to do tactical changes, formations - that can happen," he explained in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday.

"I've got Eric [Bailly], Raphael [Varane], Victor [Lindelof] - three very good centre-backs that I can choose from and still Alex [Telles] and Diogo [Dalot] are not 100 per cent fit.

Solskjaer added: "Hopefully, Luke can be involved but we're not sure yet."