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Manchester United facing no striker for next League game

Xinhua, November 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

After Van Gaal announced Friday that James Wilson could not play a whole game, Manchester United is facing an awkward situation that they may have no strikers for its English Premier League game against Watford on Saturday.

   The team's starting strikers Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial were all ruled out with injury or illness, while Marouance Fellaini, who can play either midfielder or striker, also had a calf problem.

   According to head coach Val Gaal, the only striker in United's squad, James Wilson, is lacking fitness and cannot play for 90 minutes.

   Manchester United is now ranking fourth in the league with 21 points, one point adrift of Leicester.  Endi