KEEP THE FIRE: Man United stars trained lightly to prepare for Copenhagen clash but TWO pillars are absent

Marcus Rashford trained with the Manchester United squad on Tuesday morning ahead of their crucial Champions League trip to face Copenhagen.

The 26-year-old sustained a heavy knock in United’s final training session before facing Fulham at the weekend and failed a late fitness test on the morning of the match that ruled him out.

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Though it’s unclear if Rashford will be ready to play in Wednesday night’s crucial match in Denmark, the early signs point to a positive outcome as he was spotted doing a short training session with his teammates.

Victor Lindelof also trained with the main group after being absent from the win against Fulham due to illness, but highly-regarded youngster Kobbie Mainoo wasn’t spotted.

Mainoo was on the bench at Craven Cottage at the weekend and he also made the first-team squad for the Manchester derby.

Ten Hag is expected to give more detailed updates on the fitness of his players when he speaks at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday evening.

Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez remain long-term injury concerns while Luke Shaw is understood to be stepping up his own return from injury.