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LONDON (Reuters) - If Manchester United are to claim a seventh successive Premier League victory and condemn leaders Chelsea to a first home league defeat of the season their manager Louis van Gaal must solve another complex injury puzzle.
Third-placed United will arrive at Stamford Bridge on Saturday on a run of six league victories but last weekend's 4-2 derby demolition of champions Manchester City came at a cost. Midfielder Michael Carrick has a calf problem, Daley Blind sustained an ankle injury in a hefty challenge from City captain Vincent Kompany and defenders Phil Jones and Marcus Rojo also picked up knocks. "It is the worst scenario," Van Gaal told a news conference on Friday.
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