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Man Utd boss Solskjaer explains Martial absence for Burnley draw

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Anthony Martial missed their 2-2 draw with Burnley due to injury.

Martial was a scoring substitute last Friday night when the Reds beat Arsenal in London in the Emirates FA Cup fourth-round tie. He came on for Alexis Sanchez in the 72nd minute and struck 10 minutes later with the match-clinching third goal that set up a fifth-round clash with Chelsea next month.

But the 23-year-old French international subsequently picked up an injury.

"He [Martial] got a slight injury in training but hopefully he'll be back for next weekend," said Solskjaer on MUTV. “But there was no chance he could play today so it was easy enough to put Romelu [Lukaku] on the pitch."

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