Marcus Rashford will play for Man United against Newcastle after injury

Marcus Rashford is expected to be fit for Manchester United’s trip to Newcastle on Sunday – and Anthony Martial could join him in the squad at St James’ Park.

Rashford withdrew from England’s European Championship qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine, and has spent time in New York recuperating.

But manager Erik ten Hag says his 27-goal top scorer was back in full training on Friday and is optimistic Rashford will be available on Tyneside.

“I have good hope,” said Ten Hag. He trained but he had to do some therapy, he had to do some individual training.

Today join the group. We have another day. I hope it is available.

Marcus Rashford posted a picture of him and his partner enjoying a time away in New York

The striker returned to individual fitness with United on Monday and was with the rest of the squad on Friday before the trip to Newcastle.

Martial has not played since February 1 in a season where the Frenchman has been plagued by a number of problems. But Ten Hag said, “He’s been training, so I guess he could be for two weeks now.”

Ten Hag was relieved by Rashford’s decision to travel to America despite injury after a grueling campaign.

The United boss added: “I think it’s a positive thing that he’s been on a break.” “I think Rashford, I think with Bruno (Fernandez), he’s been playing most of the games for the whole team.

“I think with Manchester United playing most of the games around Europe and especially the internationals, our internationals are mostly not on the bench, most of them are playing. Our players are playing most games in this crazy season. They need a break to gather energy.

“For me, it is positive that he has taken this time away from football. I saw him again this week and he showed a lot of energy and motivation. It was good spirit and a lot of focus.”

Anthony Martial has returned to training after not playing for United since February 1