Sandaza poised to resume training

The Spanish striker last month underwent his second operation since returning for pre-season training.The 25-year-old could make his first appearance of the season shortly after Christmas if he gets good news on Thursday."Fran is going back down to see the surgeon tomorrow to get an update," United boss Craig Levein told the Evening Telegraph."Hopefully, he'll be able to push on and I'd expect him to be back running within the next couple of weeks."

Source: Team_Talk