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Louis van Gaal has revealed his Manchester United injury list is clearing and now only has four players sidelined.

The Dutchman has been dealing with a lengthy injury list all season. But speaking ahead of Monday night's game with West Brom, he reported no new problems after the international break.

Jonny Evans, Paddy McNair, Jesse Lingard and Antonio Valencia are expected to miss the trip to the Hawthorns but Ander Herrera and Michael Carrick are back in training after spells out. There is a chance that Herrera might play in a protective corset to guard a rib injury.

Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Ashley Young have been involved in light training following their absences, but Van Gaal refused to reveal which of the players recovering from injury will be considered for the squad on Monday.

Van Gaal said: "I'm very happy because there are no injuries from the internationals.

“I don’t need any players from the second team in training. I am very happy we have no injuries in the international games and the other players are recovering.

"OK, some players who are recovering are not able to play but we are in a good way."

Angel Di Maria, Radamel Falcao and Robin van Persie are all available but Wayne Rooney will serve the second game of his three-game ban.

Van Gaal added: "West Brom are very difficult to beat, especially at their home but we have to start with a victory after the international break.

"I have confidence in my players and that's important, but it's more important they have confidence in the manager and staff.

"We could have done better because I don’t think that we are in balance now.

"I’m sorry to say that but that is the truth. When you see Everton the last 15 minutes or Leicester the last 15 minutes or West Ham the last 30 minutes. When you see the first 60 minutes it’s fantastic.

"You can say you’re not fit enough but I don’t believe that. We are looking for that in training session and evaluation images."