Ling took over as Cambridge manager in July 2009

Cambridge United boss Martin Ling says he will only dip into the loan market if he suffers more injury problems.

With Adam Marriott and Daryl Clare sidelined Wayne Gray and Danny Wright are currently Ling's only fit strikers.

"If we lost one more in that area we'd have to fetch one in," he told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

"Touch wood Wayne and Daryl have had a clean bill of health all season. They are two massive components in what we're doing at the moment."

United's injury concerns could be about to improve with Marriott, 19, set to re-join full training after damaging ankle ligaments and Clare, 32, ten days away from recovering from a broken finger.

Assistant-player manager Paul Carden could also put his ongoing nerve issue behind him, after seeing a specialist in London.

"The technical term is he had a nerve-numbing injection for his back, the specialist says it's not just a temporary cure," Ling added.

"But with any type of injury prevention you have to make sure it's worked."

The U's are still without defender Brian Saah and midfielder Adam Miller because of injury.

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