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Van Nistelrooy: Ruud van Nistelrooy is hoping Manchester United can welcome some injured players back for his final two games as interim head coach.

The Reds host PAOK FC in the Europa League on Thursday before Leicester come back to Old Trafford next Sunday, in a repeat of Ruud’s first match as temporary boss – the 5-2 Carabao Cup victory over the Foxes.

Christian Eriksen was missing for that outing and his absence continued on Sunday, as the Dane was one of eight first-team players sidelined.