Manchester United's injury woes may have worsened with Marcus Rashford reportedly a doubt for Saturday's trip to face Bournemouth.

The Sun report that the United striker could miss the lunchtime kick-off on the south coast due to injuring his knee with a slide celebration in midweek against Chelsea.

Rashford scored a sublime brace, finished with a sensational long-range free-kick to win it, to knock Chelsea out of the Carabao Cup but it may have come at a serious cost to boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Marcus Rashford is reportedly an injury doubt following his knee-slide celebration at Chelsea

Rashford scored an incredible free-kick from range to knock them out of the Carabao Cup

Following the sale of Romelu Lukaku and the decision to allow Alexis Sanchez to depart on loan - both moved to Inter Milan - Solskjaer has found himself with limited attacking options.

Anthony Martial has struggled for fitness so far this season and 17-year-old striker Mason Greenwood lacks experience leading in the line in the Premier League.

And so if Rashford does miss the match against Bournemouth through injury, it will represent a major blow for United following their recent upturn in form, helped largely by the form of Rashford.

It remains unconfirmed if Rashford will miss the Bournemouth trip but it would hinder United

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Solskjaer even admitted recently that he cannot afford to rest the England international, such is the side's reliance on him.

'At the moment we can't really give him a break because we've had injuries,' Solskjaer told Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville before the Liverpool home game.

'Anthony [Martial] has been out for eight weeks now. So he's had to play loads more football than I'd hoped.

'Marcus is a centre forward who can play left, right and as a No 10. He wants to be able to play all the positions.

'I want him to be facing the goal, I want to be direct and attacking quickly, so at the moment I see him coming in off the left or as part of a two up front.'

Despite making their worst start ever to a domestic league season, United have turned a corner in recent weeks and are unbeaten in their last four games since losing away at Newcastle.

Solskjaer knows victory in the early kick-off can temporarily lift his side into the top five and above an Arsenal side short on confidence.