Saturday, 27th December, 2014



Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has revealed the presence of a virus in the camp which has already claimed Belgian pair Adnan Januzaj and Marouane Fellaini.

Van Gaal's men put Newcastle United to the sword at Old Trafford yesterday to strengthen their grip on third place in the Premier League.




But there will be no rest for the Red Devils, who are due to head to White Hart Lane to play Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow.

 


And Van Gaal, providing an injury update, admitted that there has been a virus going around the club, which has affected some players more than others.

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"Januzaj is ill. It is a virus that is now running in the air", he said via his club's site.

"The virus has approached a lot of players, but for him, it was too much.

"Also Fellaini… I think it is the Belgium virus! Will he be ready for Spurs? No he is ill.

"Fellaini and Adnan are not ready."

The Dutchman, who is waiting to discover the extent of an injury picked up in training by Angel di Maria which kept him out of the Newcastle game, is nevertheless pleased with the recovery progress being made by Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo.

But Tottenham comes too soon for the duo.

"Rojo is responding very well, that is what I mean. All of the players are responding very well. Blind is also responding very well. But okay, maybe two weeks."

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