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Miguel Delaney 9y

Diego Costa may be fit for Manchester United vs. Chelsea, says Jose Mourinho

Diego Costa has "a little chance" of playing for Premier League leaders Chelsea against Manchester United on Sunday but fellow striker Loic Remy is definitely out, according to manager Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho had spent the past week playing down the possibility of Costa appearing at Old Trafford, after a recurrence of the Spain international's hamstring injury and suffering from a viral illness, but the coach expressed some hope of his top scorer featuring during his prematch news conference. 

"He has a chance, a little chance," Mourinho said. ""He had to go to hospital with a viral situation, had to spend one night, before [Tuesday's 6-0 Champions League win over] Maribor.

"The problem is being ill didn't help his recovery process, because we couldn't have him here at Cobham."

Remy suffered a groin injury early in the Maribor match, after scoring the opening goal, and was replaced by Didier Drogba.

The France international had been hopeful of making a recovery in time for Sunday's game, but Mourinho has ruled him out while also confirming that Thibaut Courtois will continue in goal ahead of Petr Cech.

"Remy [has] no chance," he said. "The only one I can confirm no chance. I start with Thibaut."

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