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Team News: Man Utd star returns to face West Ham but Van Gaal without six key players
WAYNE ROONEY has been ruled out of Manchester United's visit of West Ham because of an ankle injury he suffered last week at Leicester.
Louis van Gaal without captain Wayne Rooney for West Ham visit
Centre-back Phil Jones and midfielder Ander Herrera have failed to recover from the ankle and hamstring injuries they suffered at Watford a fortnight ago.
Defenders Marcos Rojo (shoulder), Luke Shaw (leg) and Antonio Valencia (foot) also remain on the sidelines.
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But the Red Devils have been boosted with the availability of midfielder Jesse Lingard, who has recovered from a hamstring problem.
Manchester United provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Tuanzebe, Smalling, Darmian, McNair, Mata, Blind, Young, Schneiderlin, Carrick, Powell, Fellaini, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Depay, Pereira, Martial.
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