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Louis van Gaal says Bastian Schweinsteiger will struggle to feature for Manchester United at Newcastle on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old picked up a knock on his knee during the 1-0 FA Cup win over Sheffield United on Saturday and is now a major doubt for the midweek trip to St. James' Park, report the Manchester Evening News.

Morgan Schneiderlin, Michael Carrick and Ashley Young were left out of the squad at Old Trafford on Saturday and Van Gaal confirmed the trio had been rested ahead of back-to-back away games at Newcastle and Liverpool.

But he was less positive about Schweinsteiger's chances of facing Steve McClaren's side next week.

He said: "It shall be difficult of course.

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"I don't know yet but I think he has a knee problem. Everyone thinks he has an ankle problem but I think it's more the knee than the ankle. We'll have to wait and see.

"Schneiderlin is not injured but he's in the red zone and had an overload. In the Christmas period, he played every game and we have to take care of that. I don't take risks and, because of that, we have a very young bench.

"I trust these players also because Pereira is coming in and was a very good substitute, I think.

"With our injuries and players in the red zone, we have to take care of it. I think we have done it well."