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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed that Antonio Valencia and Matteo Darmian will both miss Manchester United ‘s trip to Craven Cottage to face Fulham on Saturday.
Valencia, the club’s official captain, has made just five Premier League appearances this season and is struggling with a muscle strain, while Darmian is expected to return towards the end of the month.
Marcus Rojo has returned to full training but the Fulham fixture may come too soon for the Argentinian.
“Rojo has been training for a few days, so he’s back in training,” Solskjaer said.
“But we’ve lost Antonio and Matteo through niggles for a couple of weeks. We’re still not bad. We’ve got 20-21 players training every day, so that’s good.”
The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points totalShow all 21 1 /21The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total Which historic Premier League teams come closest to this Manchester City side?
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 20. Chelsea, 2007-08 Points: 85 Goal difference: +39 Position: 2nd
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 19. Manchester United, 2009-10 Points: 85 Goal difference: +58 Position: 2nd
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 18. Liverpool, 2008-09 Points: 86 Goal difference: +50 Position: 2nd
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 17. Tottenham Hotspur, 2016-17 Points: 86 Goal difference: +60 Position: 2nd
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 16. Manchester City, 2013-14 Points: 86 Goal difference: +65 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 15. Chelsea, 2009-10 Points: 86 Goal difference: +71 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 14. Chelsea, 2014-15 Points: 87 Goal difference: +41 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 13. Arsenal, 2001-02 Points: 87 Goal difference: +43 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 12. Manchester United, 2007-08 Points: 87 Goal difference: +58 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 11. Manchester United, 2012-13 Points: 89 Goal difference: +43 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 10. Manchester United, 2006-07 Points: 89 Goal difference: +56 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 9. Manchester United, 2011-12 Points: 89 Goal difference: +56 Position: 2nd
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 8. Manchester City, 2011-12 Points: 89 Goal difference: +64 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 7. Manchester United, 2008-09 Points: 90 Goal difference: +44 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 6. Arsenal, 2003-04 Points: 90 Goal difference: +47 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 5. Chelsea 2005-06 Points: 91 Goal difference: +50 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 4. Manchester United, 1999-00 Points: 91 Goal difference: +52 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 3. Chelsea, 2016-17 Points: 93 Goal difference: +52 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 2. Chelsea, 2004-05 Points: 95 Goal difference: +57 Position: 1st
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The 20 best Premier League teams ever, by points total 1. Manchester City, 2017-18 Points: 100 Goal difference: +79 Position: 1st
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Solskjaer otherwise has a full-strength squad at his disposal as the Norwegian caretaker looks to extend his undefeated streak at the helm, having won nine out of his ten games in charge.
After Fulham on Satuday, United will face the biggest test of this new era so far when hosting French champions PSG at Old Trafford in the first-leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
Provisional squad De Gea, Romero, Grant, Dalot, Shaw, Young, Jones, Bailly, Smalling, Lindelof, Fred, Matic, Herrera, McTominay, Pereira, Pogba, Lingard, Mata, Sanchez, Martial, Lukaku, Rashford.
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