Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed that Marcus Rashford is ‘more than doubtful’ for Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford. The England forward has picked up an injury on his leg and is struggling to be fit for the 3pm kick-off. However, there is some good news for the Red Devils as defender Raphael Varane is back from an ankle problem and is available to play his first Premier League match since early April.
Ten Hag told a press conference on Friday: ‘Rapha Varane is back and Rashford is doubtful. He has a problem, an injury on his leg, so he is a big question mark for tomorrow. But we are happy Rapha Varane is back.’ When asked how confident he was of Rashford recovering in time, the Dutchman said: ‘Doubtful, more than doubtful, big question mark.’ Alejandro Garnacho could be an option to replace Rashford, as he has returned from injury and was on the bench against West Ham last week. Ten Hag said of the Argentine winger: ‘He has one more week training, definitely. Yeah, so he is available and we have seen he can bring something extra in the team.’
Scott McTominay, Lisandro Martinez and Donny van de Beek are still out injured for Ten Hag’s side, with McTominay hopeful of playing again before the end of the season, while the Argentina and Netherlands internationals are out for the campaign. Manchester United still have a top four finish in their own hands, although Liverpool are pressing hard on their heels after six straight victories. Ten Hag is unconcerned by their threat, though, saying he is just focusing on getting the better of Wolves at Old Trafford on Saturday. He said: ‘It’s clear, we know that, but it’s not important because we have everything in our hands. We must bring our performance, then it’s not important. What is important is the opponent we face tomorrow: Wolves. We have to take them seriously. They have done a great job, focus on that but they also have deficits, take advantage of that.’