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Manchester United head to Aston Villa on Sunday with Harry Maguire desperate for game-time but Erik ten Hag will have to choose between him and Victor Lindelof as injured Raphael Varane’s replacement
Harry Maguire is running out of games to improve his match sharpness for the World Cup.
Maguire made only his eighth Manchester United appearance of the season, bizarrely coming on as a striker alongside Cristiano Ronaldo against Real Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday. The England centre-half had been dropped by Erik ten Hag after making his first Premier League start against West Ham last Sunday since August 13.
Maguire only played against the Hammers because Victor Lindelof was ill and Raphael Varane was injured and he is expected to be on the bench again at Villa Park on Sunday. Lindelof started against Sociedad alongside Lisandro Martinez and Ten Hag has confirmed the Swede’s substitution was tactical rather than enforced through injury.
Ten Hag was diplomatic when asked about his thoughts for his centre-half pairing for Aston Villa, but it is clear Maguire is no longer one of his first-choice selections.