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Samuel Luckhurst

When Manchester United players return from the World Cup

The Manchester United players who were eliminated from the World Cup at the quarter-final stage are expected to return to training on Monday.

Nine United players suffered ejection from the competition with their nations in the last eight, with Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez and France starter Raphael Varane the club's only remaining participants in Qatar.

France overcame England 2-1 on Saturday night, ending Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford's hopes of becoming the first England team to win a major trophy since the 1966 World Cup.

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Portugal pair Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes started in their shock defeat to Morocco, with Dalot forced off late on with an apparent hamstring injury.

Brazil lost to Croatia in a penalty shootout on Friday with Casemiro, Fred and Antony all on the pitch. Tyrell Malacia was the only United player not to play a minute at the World Cup and the Netherlands lost to Argentina on spotkicks in an ill-tempered quarter-final.

Christian Eriksen and Facundo Pellistri returned to United's Carrington training complex this week as Denmark and Uruguay went out at the group stage.

With Argentina through to the final and France certain to play again after their semi-final with Morocco due to the third-place play-off, Martinez and Varane will definitely be unavailable for the League Cup fourth round tie against Burnley at Old Trafford next Wednesday.

Martinez and Varane are also unlikely to start in the Premier League visit of Nottingham Forest on December 27 as they would only have had one training day at Carrington. United end the calendar year with a trip to Wolves on New Year's Eve.

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