Anders Lindegaard will make his first Manchester United appearance in over six months against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium next Saturday if David de Gea fails to recover from a dislocated finger, with former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes yet to be offered a contract at Old Trafford following a seriousknee injury.
De Gea was immediately ruled out of Saturday night's Euro 2016 qualifier against Belarus in Huelva and is also expected to miss tomorrow's friendly against Germany, but United hope that the injury will respond to treatment.
If De Gea misses the trip to Arsenal, Danish keeper Lindegaard is set to act as understudy - seven months after his last outing against Newcastle last April - due to ongoing fitness concerns over Valdes.
Valdes spent the past month undergoing rehabilitation at United after injuring his knee playing for Barca in March. The 32-year-old could be registered by United in time for the trip to the Emirates should the club secure permission to add him to their squad.
Liverpool had been keen to sign Valdes as cover for Simon Mignolet last month before he accepted Louis van Gaal's invitation to train at United.
No decision has yet been made by United over the possibility of a longer term arrangement with Valdes, so Van Gaal is expected to favour Lindegaard over Ben Amos at Arsenal if De Gea is ruled out.
