Man Utd sweat on Van Persie injury and daunting Euro draw

David Moyes likely to be without striker this weekend, but will he be fit for Manchester derby?

Robin van Persie injury
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Man United have been drawn against defending champions Bayern Munich in the quarter finals of the Champions League. The first leg takes place at Old Trafford on 1 April.

FRIDAY promises to be a day of revelation for Manchester United with the club bracing themselves for news on two fronts. First the reigning Premier League champions will learn the extent of Robin van Persie's knee injury that saw him stretchered off in the closing minutes of Wednesday's stunning comeback against Olympiakos.

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.