The Norwegian made a bold and successful transition to a three-man defense last weekend 3-0 win Tottenham Hotspur may have saved his job and caused Spurs opponent Nuno Espirito Santo to lose his return, Rafael Varane With the untimely captain Harry Maguire (Harry Maguire) and Victor Lindelof.
Eric Bailly represented the injured Lindelof in the UEFA Champions League game against Atlanta on Tuesday, although another injury to Varane forced Solskjaer in halftime Abandoned his new system before the end, and finally Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice Rescue a point.
Varane-who recovered from a groin injury in the UEFA Europa League final with France-now has a hamstring problem and will be absent for at least one month, which has dealt a major blow to Manchester United’s hopes of continued improvement.
Solskjaer hopes that Lindelof will be able to make a comeback against Manchester City. In this case, the Swedes can return to the three-back position with Maguire and Bailey.
If he can’t, he will definitely be forced to reconsider another formation.
Solskjaer said of Varane at the pre-derby press conference on Friday: “Now that you have all the technology, you hope he can play in the scan results we see for four to five weeks. “
“This is a blow for us because Rafael has already come in and is very influential. But sometimes we have a team to deal with some absences.
“Victor still has questions, but I hope he will come back tomorrow. I hope he will be prepared, but I can’t guarantee.”
The only person with Manchester United confirmed to be absent with Varane is Paul Pogba, who continued to be suspended for his wild red card challenge to Nabi Keita in a 5-0 loss to Liverpool last month.
Predicted Manchester United XI: De Gea, Bailey, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Fred, Shaw, Fernandez, Ronaldo, Cavani
