Zlatan Ibrahimovic is nearing a return to fitness as Manchester United seek to strengthen their grip on second place in the Premier League when they visit Newcastle on Sunday.
The former Paris Saint-Germain striker has struggled to get back to his best since suffering cruciate knee ligament damage during a Europa League victory over Anderlecht last April.
He made his comeback in the reverse fixture against Newcastle at Old Trafford in November, a match that Jose Mourinho’s side won 4-1, but has not played since late December due to concerns over his knee.
“Zlatan started training with the team two days ago,” said Mourinho on Friday. “So he has been two days with the group and is improving.”
Mourinho would be extremely cautious about throwing him straight back into action on Sunday, although his squad is otherwise in reasonably good health.
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