Marouane Fellaini to miss Manchester United's clash with Tottenham on Sunday with rib injury

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Marouane Fellaini nursing rib injury from December 14 win over Liverpool
Louis van Gaal said Fellaini was missing on Friday due to a 'virus'
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Published: 08:04 EST, 27 December 2014 | Updated: 10:14 EST, 27 December 2014

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Manchester United will be without Marouane Fellaini for the remainder of Christmas and New Year after it emerged the Belgian has a rib injury.

United manager Louis van Gaal has put Fellaini’s absence from the squad down to a mystery ‘virus’, revealing after Friday's win at home to Newcastle that the giant midfielder would not figure against Tottenham on Sunday.

However it is understood that Fellaini is also nursing injured ribs suffered in the win against Liverpool a fortnight ago and it is this that is expected to side line the former Everton player a little longer.

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