Louis van Gaal is set to hand reprieves to Luke Shaw, Tyler Blackett and Angel Di Maria - and will move Wayne Rooney into midfield - after the club's latest injury crisis.
United could be without five players for their title showdown at Chelsea tomorrow.
Michael Carrick (calf), Daley Blind (foot), Phil Jones (ankle)Marcos Rojo (groin) are all injured while Jonny Evans is still suspended.
Van Gaal said: "We have four players injured from the last match, so that is not so good.
"I hope that we can recover two of them (Blind and Jones) but Carrick and Rojo are out.
"That's the worst scenario. Evans is also suspended so I have a puzzle for tomorrow."
Despite the injury concerns, Van Gaal has ordered United to pile the pressure on the leaders.
The two clubs meet at Stamford Bridge tomorrow for what promises to be one of the biggest showdowns of the season.
A win for United would see them close the gap on Jose Mourinho's men to just five points.
The Blues still have a game in hand on their closest rivals, but Van Gaal knows this is a chance to turn up the heat on the league leaders.
Angel Di Maria is set to return to the United line up for the Chelsea clash
The United boss reckons his side can still become champions and he said:
"It's still possible. We are behind Chelsea but we have to play against them and so do Arsenal.
"So we can lay pressure on Chelsea's shoulders.
"You never know what can happen. We have seen things happen before in the Premier League."
United travel to London high on confidence following six straight league wins.
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