Anthony Martial should be fit enough to face Fulham on Saturday after he limped out of Manchester United's draw with Arsenal.

Martial equalised on his 23rd birthday in the first-half but was forced off in the 63rd minute after he committed a foul on Sead Kolasinac and had to be replaced by Romelu Lukaku.

Jose Mourinho dropped Martial to the bench at Southampton at the weekend since the player had suffered a 'pre-injury' in the defeat to Manchester City on November 11 which prevented him from playing for the France national team. Mourinho doubted whether Martial could start three successive matches within seven days and selected the Frenchman against Crystal Palace and Young Boys before introducing him as a substitute at St Mary's.

Mourinho put Martial's withdrawal against Arsenal down to a 'pre-injury' and suggested United's top scorer would be fit for the visit of Fulham.

"He doesn't think it is an injury," Mourinho said. "He thinks it's a pre-injury, he was feeling tight."

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Martial scored his eighth goal of the campaign as he lined up in a front three with Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford. Lingard also struck in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal and Mourinho felt the trio brought 'happiness' to United's play.

"They played well," Mourinho said. "They gave good dynamic, good intensity, good movement, and we need that, we needed that happiness.

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"Especially in moments where we are not very happy with the result we need happiness on the pitch, we need people that gives that good feeling and the three young guys up front, all of them quite light, but alive, agile, creative, they were good.

"Midfield was strong, Herrera pressed so, so well and so, so hard and the people behind was always in control."