Harry Maguire will be sidelined for several weeks after coming off injured against Villa (Picture: Getty)
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has confirmed he will be out of action for ‘a few weeks’ after coming off with an injury in the side’s goalless draw with Aston Villa.
Anwar El Ghazi appeared to land awkwardly on Maguire towards the end of the first half at Villa Park and the 31-year-old was replaced by summer signing Matthijs de Ligt at the halfway stage.
It was Maguire’s third start of the Premier League campaign, with Erik ten Hag rotating between the England international, De Ligt and Lisandro Martinez at the heart of United’s defence this season.
The centre-back, formerly United’s captain, had scored a dramatic last-gasp equaliser in the Red Devils’ previous clash with Porto in the Champions League.
Maguire was not included in Lee Carsley’s latest squad for England’s Nations League matches with Greece and Finland and United’s medical staff will be closely monitoring his fitness over the coming days and weeks.
‘Frustrated to pick up an injury at the weekend,’ Maguire told his followers on his Instagram page.
‘Will be a few weeks on the sideline for me but I’ll come back stronger.’
Maguire shared the news with his followers on Instagram
Noussair Mazraoui – a summer addition from Bayern Munich – was also forced off in United’s stalemate with Villa, with Victor Lindelof coming on in the Moroccan’s place at right-back.
While the nature of the injury is yet to be confirmed, Mazraoui has since pulled out of Morocco’s squad for the side’s two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Central African Republic.
It was announced on Monday that United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo had also withdrawn from England’s squad through injury.
More to follow.
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