Victor Lindelof He is definitely against West Ham, having taken time off to be with the family after burglars broke into his house – while his wife and children were there – when he met United Brentford.
Ralf Rangnick said at Friday’s press conference that United will be in talks with the players to see how it can help them as a club so that the players’ families can have a safer everyday life even when the man is traveling.
At the same time, he also announced that it would be Harry Maguire Who takes Lindelof’s place against West Ham.
Advice for the team, win a suit: The deadline for West Ham is 12.00 on Saturday
Great faith in Harry and Raphael
Harry has played for me since the first day I came here. Then maybe he got injured against Burnley. The United boss then started out for two or three games and was fully fit again only against Brentford last time.
– However, I told him before that match that I didn’t want to change Victor and Rafael, who had done well in the match before that. With Victor out now, Harry will play again. He will also be captain on Saturday.
– However, in a retrograde situation, it is not only the individual that is important. It also comes down to how they work together, and Raphael and Harry have played together a few times in recent months. So, I have great confidence that they will be a good duo for us on Saturday, said the United manager.
He also has reason to hope for that.
Maguire was on the field for five games under Rangnick. It has four wins, one draw and zero loss. There were only three lags in the five matches. Varane and Maguire started a match together under Rangnick. The match was 1-1 away against Newcastle.
Champions League chase
Saturday’s victory is also important.
At the time of writing, United are in seventh place, but by beating West Ham, who are currently in an important fourth place, United will overtake them at the table. United have one match as well with the London team.
Rangnick also saw next season’s Champions League matches as a target for the rest of the season, and admits that if you have to choose between getting there via league matches or winning the entire Champions League this season, it looks easier.
Like I said to the players before the Brentford game. It’s more realistic to plan to manage the top four than just saying we plan to win the Champions League. It won’t be easy, there is a lot of competition, but it’s more realistic.
Players get several days off
Saturday’s game against West Ham will be United’s last before there is a short winter break. 13 days after the West Ham game, United will face Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, and Paul Pogba may be able to return.
United players in South America will not be released. They should be in the duties of the national team. At the same time, two players are still in the African Nations Cup.
The rest of the West Ham game will remain empty until Saturday next week.
They get a few days off, yeah, and then we meet again on Saturday and we get a full week of training before the Middlesbrough game. I feel like it’s better than training for two weeks with what might be far from a full lineup.
“We also don’t think it’s worth considering a training camp in a much warmer place now because there are so many coronavirus restrictions, and we can also risk not being able to travel with more than two-thirds of the team,” Rangnick says.
Advice for the team, win a suit: The deadline for West Ham is 12.00 on Saturday
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