Erik ten Hag doesn’t count on any of his injured defenders to be out there for Manchester United’s weekend conflict towards Burnley however hopes to have Mason Mount out there.
United got here from behind twice to beat Sheffield United at dwelling on Wednesday evening and had been as soon as once more and not using a host of first-team gamers.
With Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Willy Kambwala all out, ten Hag has named a centre-half partnership of Harry Maguire and Casemiro for United’s final two video games.
18-year-old Louis Jackson has been the one different out there choice on the bench with ten Hag additionally nonetheless with out Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia.
United have shipped 5 objectives of their final two video games however ten Hag is prone to don’t have any alternative however to depend on the pairing of Maguire and Casemiro as soon as once more once they host Burnley on Saturday afternoon.
However ten Hag does hope to have Mount out there as soon as once more, boosting his choices in midfield.
‘No, not but. We’ve got to be affected person for it,’ ten Hag advised Match of the Day when requested if any injured defenders will return this weekend.
‘For coming again for the sport towards Burnley, I don’t count on [them]. Mason Mount, he’ll return, I feel.’
Mount has endured an injury-hit first season at Previous Trafford, managing simply seven beginning appearances in all competitions.
The previous Chelsea star missed three months of motion earlier than making his return off the bench within the FA Cup victory over Liverpool.
He scored his first objective for the membership within the subsequent sport towards Brentford, making three additional appearances off the bench earlier than harm struck once more.
United had been additionally with out Marcus Rashford on Wednesday evening. The England worldwide limped off towards Coventry on Sunday and was not included in final evening’s matchday squad.
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