Wayne Rooney will undergo a scan on his knee injury on Wednesday, but Manchester United have been buoyed by the news that record buy Angel Di Maria will be available again soon.
Both the United captain and the record signing sat out Tuesday's 2-1 win over Stoke after sustaining injuries in
"It is his knee, but we have to wait for tomorrow [Wednesday] to say anything about it because you never know with a knee," said Van Gaal. "My opinion is that it is not so heavy but I am not a doctor. We will have a scan and we will know more."
United received good news about midfielder Daley Blind, who suffered a knee injury playing for Holland against Latvia and could be back before 2015.