The Colombia striker has been training well at Carrington in recent days and could return to the Red Devils line-up for the first time since the 2-2 draw with West Brom in October
Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao is in line for a return to action against Arsenal on Saturday, Goal understands.
Falcao has missed the club's last three matches, against Chelsea, Manchester City and Crystal Palace, with a calf injury but he has been training well since the end of last week and United staff are confident he will be able to feature against Arsene Wenger's men.
The 28-year-old recently hit out at rumours that a permanent move to Old Trafford could be scuppered by his ongoing fitness issues, while Goal understands that the terms of the deal have already been established and agreed.
Falcao moved to Manchester on September 1, in the middle of his return from a knee ligament injury which kept him out of the 2014 World Cup.
He scored his first and, to date, only goal for United against Everton in October, but has played just 18 minutes since then after Louis van Gaal started him on the bench against West Brom due to fatigue from playing for Colombia in the United States just days beforehand.
Falcao has also been left out of the Colombia squad for the recent fixtures against the US and Slovenia, but coach Jose Pekerman has revealed that his star striker is nearing full fitness once again.
"There is no doubt he is in optimal condition," he told reporters. "He's recovered very successfully. He did everything perfectly. This is a small muscular injury, it is different to the knee injury before the World Cup.
"He's in a good condition and could be ready for Arsenal. He hasn't even started yet. He will be one of the best players Manchester United have had and will break a lot of records in England."
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nice one i pray that he will be fit to face arsenal
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