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Leicester City injury latest for Man United as duo's return gives Steve Cooper 28 to choose from

Patson Daka has not played for Leicester City since pre-season
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Leicester City are close to having a fully-fit first-team squad with Patson Daka and Hamza Choudhury back in training.

The duo worked alongside their team-mates at Seagrave in the build-up to the 1-1 draw with Ipswich, though neither were included in the squad. Choudhury is back after a few weeks out with a dislocated shoulder, while Daka has returned after close to three months out following ankle surgery.

The Zambian striker suffered his injury in the final pre-season game, and so has not yet played a competitive game under Steve Cooper. He will likely need a period of time to get totally up to speed but will then give the manager another alternative to Jamie Vardy up front, with Jordan Ayew and Odsonne Edouard also in competition.

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Young midfielder Michael Golding, who is yet to make his City debut, is also back in training after a brief period out with injury. That means just goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk is out of the picture at the moment, the Pole breaking his foot in pre-season.

If Choudhury and Daka are available for selection against Manchester United this weekend, then Cooper will have 28 players to choose from, meaning eight will have to miss out on the matchday squad. Against Ipswich, changes were made to the 20-man group, with Jannik Vestergaard and Kasey McAteer returning to the fold.

That saw Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Odsonne Edouard unable to even take a place on the bench. Daniel Iversen, Luke Thomas and Will Alves were also left out.

City players potentially available for Man United: Mads Hermansen, Danny Ward, Daniel Iversen, Ricardo Pereira, James Justin, Caleb Okoli, Conor Coady, Jannik Vestergaard, Wout Faes, Luke Thomas, Victor Kristiansen, Harry Winks, Oliver Skipp, Hamza Choudhury, Wilfred Ndidi, Boubakary Soumare, Abdul Fatawu, Kasey McAteer, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Stephy Mavididi, Jordan Ayew, Facundo Buonanotte, Will Alves, Bilal El Khannouss, Michael Golding, Jamie Vardy, Odsonne Edouard, Patson Daka.

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