Ole Gunnar Solskjaer delivers Man Utd injuries update before PSG decider

Frontman Sanchez suffered knee ligament damage in Saturday’s 3-2 home win over Southampton and is facing several weeks out.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be forced to take a patched-up Manchester United side to face Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.

Solskjaer has revealed none of his injured players have a chance of recovering for the second-leg of the last 16 Champions League tie, in which they trail 2-0.

Caretaker boss Solskjaer will be without nine crocked first-team players, while £89m midfielder Paul Pogba is suspended after his red card late on in that first leg defeat.

Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial, Phil Jones, Matteo Darmian and Antonio Valencia were injured already, and Alexis Sanchez has now joined the list of casualties.

Frontman Sanchez suffered knee ligament damage in Saturday’s 3-2 home win over Southampton and is facing several weeks out.

Red Devils snatched a dramatic victory after a far from perfect performance that saw them concede first, then get pegged back to 2-2 [Courtesy]

With so many players missing, Solskjaer had hoped to be able to be able to call on Martial — but he now says the Frenchman will not be risked.

Asked if any of United’s injured players will be fit for Wednesday's tie, the Norwegian said: “Not really, no. It doesn’t look like it. I don’t think we can risk Martial. He’s not been training yet, so I don’t think so.”

With the odds against United progressing to the quarter-finals, given their 2-0 deficit and that chronic injury list, Solskjaer’s main focus is Sunday’s visit to top-four rivals Arsenal.

United leapt a point above the fifth-placed Gunners into fourth spot by beating Saints, and Solskjaer knows a repeat of January's FA Cup win at the Emirates will enhance their push for a Champions League finish.

There were plenty of positives on Saturday, as the Red Devils snatched a dramatic victory after a far from perfect performance that saw them concede first, then get pegged back to 2-2.

It was a game that Solskjaer admitted reminded him of his time as a player at Old Trafford.

"The manner of it was like the old days," he said. "I've been through that myself a few times!"