Man United issue Marcus Rashford injury update as Luke Shaw makes admission

Here are your Manchester United evening headlines on Friday, February 24.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is unsure if Marcus Rashford will be fit to start the League Cup final against Newcastle.

Rashford sustained an ankle injury in the second half of United's 2-1 Europa League play-off win over Barcelona on Thursday night and was substituted in the 88th minute.

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The 25-year-old has plundered 16 goals in his last 18 games and is United's highest scorer this term with 24 goals and will be assessed over the next 48 hours ahead of Sunday's final. Anthony Martial, who has not started a game since January 14 and last completed 90 minutes in January 2021, is still out with a hip injury.

"I don't know," Ten Hag said when asked if Rashford would recover. "Players are now coming in, we have to do investigations, medical, of course, yesterday we did. So straight after a game most of the time you can't say, you have to wait for a 100 per cent diagnosis. So let's do the medical, the work, we have to wait."

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Luke Shaw reckons it would be "massive" for Manchester United to finally end their trophy hoodoo beneath the famous arch at Wembley on Sunday afternoon.

Without any silverware since 2017 when Jose Mourinho guided them to the Carabao Cup and Europa League double, United are still fighting on four fronts this season. Final opponents Newcastle United are now the only side standing in the way of Carabao Cup glory for Erik ten Hag and his thriving squad.

United conjured up an inspired comeback to overcome Barcelona over two legs in Europe with Shaw and his teammates still celebrating their Thursday night heroics. Not