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Anthony Martial is train ing away from the rest of the Manchester United squad amid concerns over his fitness level, according to a report. Martial has not played for United since the 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth on 9 December after coming down with a sickness bug that has plagued the Old Trafford dressing room in recent weeks. While others who have been unwell have since returned, Martial's absence has remained a mystery and manager Erik ten Hag has offered very few details about his condition. According to the Daily Mail , Martial is back at Carrington but has failed to rebuild his fitness after his spell on the sidelines and has therefore been sent to train away from the main group. Importantly, being ordered away from first-team train ing is not a punishment for Martial, whose physical condition is simply not deemed strong enough to keep up with Ten Hag's intense demands in normal train ing sessions with the rest of the squad . Martial has missed over a month / Stu Forster...

Gabriel Jesus may play some part in Brazil's upcoming World Cup qualifier against Argentina despite missing Arsenal's last three Premier League Game s. The 26-year-old has started just four of Arsenal's 12 Premier League matches this season, with a hamstring injury following on from a knee problem that ruled Jesus out of early fixtures against Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace. Jesus missed three months last season with a knee injury picked up at the 2022 World Cup, and a reoccurrence of that problem ruled him out for most of August. But even though Jesus has been unable to take the field for Arsenal, Brazil manager Fernando Diniz deemed him fit enough to be called up for Brazil's upcoming World Cup qualifiers. He will not be in contention to face Colombia but Diniz has suggested that Jesus may return against fierce rivals Argentina - an appearance that may surprise Arsenal given manager Mikel Arteta said at the beginning of the month that the former Manchester Ci...

Pep Guardiola has admitted he is braced for a "few weeks" without midfielder Kevin De Bruyne after the Belgian injured his hamstring again during the Premier League opener against Burnley on Friday. De Bruyne managed just 23 minutes of Manchester City's 3-0 win - his first com Pet itive start since the Champions League final, in which he was also forced off injured with a hamstring problem. After the game, Guardiola confirmed that the two injuries are related and could lead to a lengthy spell on the sidelines for the midfielder. "Unfortunately he is injured again," said Guardiola. "A problem in the same position, he said to me, as in the final of the Champions League. It’s a pity because he had recovered well but now we have lost him for a time so we have to reflect, talk to the doctors, see what happened. "He has to be relaxed, recover, and come back. He was feeling good and playing good in the first minutes. It depends on the magnitude of the injury...