Manchester United injury news and erxpected return dates with Anthony Martial and Donny van de Beek latest

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag still has a number of injury worries heading into Thursday night's Europa League match against Sheriff Tiraspol.

The Dutchman's squad are under pressure to come away with all three points following their Group E openening match loss to Real Sociedad last week. United fell to a disappointing 1-0 defeat after Brais Mendez tucked home from the penalty spot as the Spanish outfit were awarded a controversial penalty for handball on Lisandro Martinez after the ball appeared to ricochet off of his leg before hitting his outstretched arm.

The club have confirmed the midweek tie will go ahead following postponements in the Premier League and Football League following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week. But they will travel to Moldova without a full contingent, with several stars set to miss out through injury.

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With that in mind, Manchester Evening News has taken a look at the players currently on the United treatment table.

Anthony Martial will have been left frustrated by his recent injury woes.

The French forward had looked to be in impressive form for Erik ten Hag's side in pre-season before injury curtailed his bid to cement a spot in the Dutchman's starting XI. Martial has suffered a problem with his Achilles after playing just 45 minutes of league football for United this season.

Ahead of the tie against Sociedad, Ten Hag said: "Yes, he is still out. He is progressing but he is not ready to get back into team training or in a game." It suggests Martial could have a little while yet before he is once again available for selection.

Donny van de Beek will have also been hoping to