Early team news for Chelsea v United

The Reds were beaten by an Eden Hazard penalty on that occasion, but travel south on an 11-match unbeaten run domestically under caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - even though Paris Saint-Germain left Old Trafford with a 2-0 victory in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Chelsea can get back to winning ways when they face Malmo in the Europa League on Thursday night, after suffering a 6-0 reverse at Manchester City last weekend. The Blues are set to face Pep Guardiola's side again, in the Carabao Cup final, later this month and hope to secure a better result on that occasion.

So who might be available for our FA Cup tie? Let's recap the latest updates...

The biggest question marks surround the fitness of Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial after both were injured during the first half of the game with PSG.

Lingard suffered a suspected hamstring issue, while Martial reportedly hurt his groin, and they must be considered doubtful for the tie.

France international Martial, of course, scored two goals during our 2-2 draw against Maurizio Sarri's men in the Premier League earlier this season.

Solskjaer will hopefully provide a positive update on the duo during his press conference on Friday, which you can follow from 14:30 GMT.

Meanwhile, full-backs Matteo Darmian and Antonio Valencia could still be sidelined after Solskjaer admitted last week that the pair should be out for a few weeks.

Marcos Rojo appears to be edging closer to being available, after the versatile Argentina defender was pictured training with the squad.

Chris Smalling is another option in defence because, as he told us this week, the PSG game came just too quickly for him on the back of his return to action at Fulham last Saturday. He is now fully recovered from a toe injury, so it is just a case of building up his match fitness.

Paul Pogba's suspension for his two yellow cards in midweek only counts for the Champions League and not domestically, which means he is free to play.

Sergio Romero has started in goal in all our domestic cup ties this season, so the talented stopper could get the nod from Solskjaer once again.

Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez were both influential during the superb 3-1 triumph at Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round, so perhaps they will both return to the starting XI as well. 

Chelsea's team news plans will become clearer upon their return from Sweden but, aside from Marco van Ginkel, they could be in pretty good shape with the likes of Gary Cahill, ex-Red Danny Drinkwater, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek all potentially available for selection again.

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