It is not long now until Manchester United are back in Premier League action.
More than three months after fixtures were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, games are due to resume on June 17, with United playing their opener against Tottenham on June 19.
When United last played - their 5-0 win over LASK Linz in the Europa League - they were without seven players due to injury.
Solskjaer has already confirmed his squad now has a clean bill of health, so United will be looking suitably strong when they take to the pitch at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Here's a rundown of the players who were missing in Austria.
Marcus Rashford
The England forward has been out of action since aggravating a back injury in an FA Cup third-round replay against Wolves back in January. The 22-year-old was a doubt for the remainder of the season, but the unexpected break has given him time to step up his rehabilitation and recover in time for the restart.
Rashford has scored an impressive 19 goals in all competitions this season despite his injury lay-off.
Paul Pogba
The Frenchman has struggled with ankle injuries all season, having only managed to make eight appearances in all competitions.
Pogba has been taking part in first-team training ahead of the Premier League’s restart and United fans are excited about the prospect of him forming a midfield partnership with Bruno Fernandes.
Diogo Dalot
Another player who is in training after an injury-hit season is full-back Diogo Dalot. Muscle injuries have limited him to 10 appearances in all competitions. He made a comeback against Liverpool in February but wasn’t included in the matchday squad for the three Premier League games before the suspension kicked in.
Anthony Martial
The Frenchman was forced to sit out the Europa League match against LASK after picking up a knock in the Manchester derby on March 8. The injury wasn't serious and he might even have returned for the game against Spurs when it was originally scheduled.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Wan-Bissaka did not travel with the squad to Linz due to a back complaint that ruled him out of the previous week's FA Cup win at Derby but would have been available had the originally planned game against Tottenham gone ahead.
Jesse Lingard
Lingard is another player who missed the game against LASK due to injury but is looking forward to the season resuming.
"You know I wanted to go back in fitter, sharper than last season to play every game," Lingard recently said. "I've kind of forgot about last season we move forward and even though the season's not finished, I feel like it's another little fresh start."
Lee Grant
Grant underwent surgery at the beginning of the year and wasn't unavailable against LASK, although it is unlikely that he would've travelled anyway.
The veteran goalkeeper has been training at Carrington in recent weeks but don't expect him to be involved against Spurs.
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