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Man Utd set to appoint new physio after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's fitness admission

Sport Man Utd set to appoint new physio after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's fitness admission Several members of the Red Devils' first team have suffered injury setbacks since the start of the season Share Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now Get the biggest Manchester United FC stories by email Subscribe We will use your email address only for the purpose of sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid Email

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted his struggling Manchester United stars are still not fit enough.

But the under-siege Old Trafford boss has not dismissed the possibility that his increased training and conditioning demands have played a role in a heavy early-season injury list.

Axed England midfielder Jesse Lingard became the latest player to be hit by the curse, picking up a hamstring injury as a late substitute in the poor Europa League display against AZ Alkmaar in Holland on Thursday.

French striker Anthony Martial is still sidelined with a thigh injury sustained in the Premier League defeat by Crystal Palace six weeks ago and is expected to miss his seventh game at Newcastle today.

Full-back Luke Shaw is still recovering from a hamstring strain suffered in the same game. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted his players still need to get fitter (Image: Action Images via Reuters) Read More Ole Gunnar Solskjaer suggests he'd rather be a striker short than have Romelu Lukaku

On top of that Marcus Rashford has been troubled with a minor groin problem, and World Cup winner Paul Pogba is a doubt for today’s vital clash at St James’ Park with an ankle injury.

Speculation has increased that United’s spate of ‘soft tissue’ injuries is due to Solskjaer’s tougher fitness regime.

But the United boss, appointed initially as caretaker in December last year, insists he’s determined to get his stars properly fit – and he’s ordered a review into how injuries are happening and being treated.

The Norwegian said: “If you are going to survive in modern-day football, you have to be fit. They have to be fitter than what they were when I came in. Jesse Lingard picked up a hamstring injury in the Europa League on Thursday (Image: PA) Read More