Erik ten Hag had Manchester United players back in training less than 24 hours after their Europa League match against FC Porto ended in a draw.
United initially took the lead at Estadio do Dragao with goals from Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund, but they soon fell behind after goals from Pepe and a brace from Samu Omorodion. Harry Maguire rescued a point for United with a last-minute equalizer from a corner taken by Christian Eriksen.
On Friday afternoon, players including Joshua Zirkzee, Altay Bayindir, Johnny Evans, Victor Lindelof, Tom Heaton, Dan Gore, Harry Maguire, Kobbie Mainoo, Antony, Manuel Ugarte, and Toby Collyer were spotted training at Estadio do Bessa. Out of the 11 players in the session, 10 had participated in Thursday’s match, with Mainoo being the exception.
Mainoo, an England international, is hoping to return for Sunday’s game against Aston Villa at Villa Park after a hamstring injury sustained against Tottenham Hotspur last week.
In a press conference before the Villa match, Ten Hag provided an update: “We had three players with concerns before the Porto game: Harry Maguire, Alejandro Garnacho, and Kobbie Mainoo. Harry and Alejandro were able to play some minutes, but it was too risky for Mainoo.”
Ten Hag concluded, “We’ll have to assess if Mainoo is fit for Sunday, whether he can start or be on the bench.”
Erik ten Hag had Manchester United back in training less than 24 hours after their Europa League draw with FC Porto, where they initially led 2-0 thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund. However, Porto responded with goals from Pepe and two by Samu Omorodion, before Harry Maguire salvaged a point for United with a last-minute equalizer from a Christian Eriksen corner.
On Friday, players including Joshua Zirkzee, Altay Bayindir, Johnny Evans, Victor Lindelof, and Kobbie Mainoo trained at Estadio do Bessa. Mainoo, recovering from a hamstring injury, missed the Porto match but is hopeful of featuring against Aston Villa on Sunday. Ten Hag revealed in a press conference that while Harry Maguire and Alejandro Garnacho managed some minutes against Porto, it was too risky for Mainoo, and his involvement against Villa will depend on further assessments.
