Erik ten Hag has confirmed Harry Maguire will miss this weekend’s Manchester derby and says Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial stay doubts regardless of returning to coaching.
Maguire was seen limping out of Wembley after England’s 3-3 draw with Germany on Monday evening.
The 29-year-old’s struggles continued throughout the Nations League conflict as he gave away a penalty after half-time and misplaced the ball earlier than Germany doubled their lead.
Maguire, who stays the most costly defender in historical past, began Manchester United’s first two video games of the season however was dropped after successive defeats to Brighton and Brentford.
In consequence, the England centre-back has been on the bench for United’s final 4 video games and won't play any half in Sunday’s Manchester derby.
Manchester United forwards Rashford and Martial is also absent on the Etihad regardless of returning to coaching throughout the worldwide break.
Talking at his pre-match press convention on Friday afternoon, Ten Hag mentioned: ‘Harry Maguire is injured.
‘For the remaining we have now some doubts with Anthony Martial, however he was coaching all week with the group so we're actually proud of that state of affairs. Marcus Rashford returns into coaching so we’re additionally proud of that.’
Requested particularly about Maguire’s struggles, Ten Hag added: ‘I've to teach him and again him. I again him as a result of I consider in him. I can see his qualities.
‘High quality is there. Virtually 50 caps for England, he has excessive potential. Then it's about him. All of us consider in him.
‘He's doing fairly effectively, however there may be at all times room for enchancment. If he believes in his personal abilities he can be again, and I'm satisfied of that. His skills are actually excessive.’
Manchester United go into the derby sitting three locations and 5 factors behind defending champions Manchester Metropolis, though they've a recreation in hand.
Ten Hag’s facet gained 4 video games in a row earlier than the worldwide break, whereas Man Metropolis are one in all solely two groups together with Tottenham but to lose within the English top-flight this season.
On the specter of Man Metropolis, Ten Hag mentioned: ‘We have to look to ourselves. We wish to win each recreation. We've to carry out at our greatest. We've to do our greatest, with a great recreation plan.
‘Then it about execution. We should do 100%. I've performed many derbies. I do know what they're, a very powerful recreation.
‘We don’t play towards [Erling] Haaland, we play towards Man Metropolis. We're satisfied of our capabilities. If we act as a workforce we are able to beat our opponents.’
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