Manchester United got a big boost ahead of Sunday’s game against the Magpies after Raphael Varane was photographed training with the rest of the squad.
In official images released by the club, the Frenchman is seen twice.
Once next to Anthony Elanga and another time next to Alejandro Garnacho while doing routines.
This will be welcome news, just a few days after it was revealed that the player was training alone with a personal trainer away from the rest of the team.
Since he was injured in the derby match day win against Manchester City, Varane has not been able to start in any game.
In his absence, Swedish defender Victor Lindelof has stepped in and placed right next to Lisandro Martinez.
The two have combined excellently, ensuring that the Frenchman’s services were not lacking as he recovered from injury.
He came on in the dying minutes against Everton to help United come out on top and take victory at Goodison Park.
Besides Varane, the other unusual inclusion in the footage was Joe Hugill.
Hugill, like Garnacho and Charlie McNeill, has been training with the first team, fresh from a long-term injury that sidelined him for a few months.
It remains to be seen if Hugill will get his chance and play a part in the matchday squad.
Ten Hag will no doubt be looking to use wins by Everton and Omonia as a springboard to extend his team’s current winning run against a more difficult opponent in Newcastle.
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