Harry Maguire injury: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer offers positive update
‘Warrior’ Maguire set to return for Norwich’s visit
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Your support makes all the difference.Harry Maguire is in contention to play for Manchester United against Norwich this weekend despite his torn hip muscle injury.
The 26-year-old missed Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City after playing through injury the previous weekend in an FA Cup tie at Wolves.
Initial assessments of Maguire’s problem suggested he could be sidelined for up to a month, but further scans revealed the tear to only be small and the 26-year-old took part in training at Carrington on Thursday.
“He’s got a chance for tomorrow,” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said at his pre-Norwich press conference on Friday morning.
“I don’t know where the reports [of a serious injury] are coming from, they might’ve mistaken it for Harry Kane. It was a minor thing. He will go through training today.”
A long-term injury to Maguire would have left United with Victor Lindelof and Phil Jones as their only fit and available centre-halves.
Solskjaer added: “It’s not a surprise [Maguire can play], he’s a warrior and if there’s a minor problem he’ll put himself up to play.
“At half time [against Wolves] he was feeling discomfort. He was close to playing against City, just not fit enough but got a chance now.”
Solskjaer also confirmed that Jesse Lingard will miss Norwich’s visit to Old Trafford this weekend after playing with an illness against City.
Lingard was substituted at half time on Tuesday night, a decision that was met with cheers by a small minority of those inside Old Trafford.
United hope to be able to call upon long-term absentees Eric Bailly and Timothy Fosu-Mensah, who are set to play for the Under-23s against Newcastle on Friday night.
Scott McTominay remains out with a knee ligament injury while Paul Pogba is recovery from an operation on his long-standing ankle problem.
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