Manchester united boss Ruben Amorim as given fans an update on the fitness of Harry Maguire after the defender was taken off during Sunday's Manchester derby.
Maguire started the game at Old Trafford but was replaced by Victor Lindelof in the 58th minute.
Amorim had explained prior to the match that the centre-back's minutes were being managed after returning from a calf injury.
And there were some concerns as he appeared to show some discomfort as he made his way off the pitch.
However, Amorim has confirmed that the substitution was planned before the game got underway and Maguire should be fine for Thursday's Europa League quarter-final clash with Lyon.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Amorim said: 'Harry Maguire just had 60 minutes allowed from the medical department to play, so he's fit and ready to go. So we need to be careful on this.'
The boss reiterated this stance in another post-match interview, clarifying: 'no, it's not an injury, it's just [that] we had a time that we could use Harry without any danger.
'We cannot lose any more players, we have to try to divide the moments between the players. We have a really important game on Thursday.'
And, with MUTV, he said: 'Just managing [him]. After 60 minutes, 55 minutes is a risk and we cannot risk any player in this moment.'
De Ligt will hopefully be in contention to return soon but Ruben did tell MUTV before kick-off: 'Matta, he has an injury. Let's see how long it is going to take.'
The head coach was also asked after the game about Mason Mount, who came off the bench again on Sunday, and Kobbie Mainoo and if they could feature against Lyon.
'We'll see,' explained Amorim. 'Mason Mount is ready to do whatever we want. Of course, we have to look at the minutes. Kobbie Mainoo is training with us, we want to be careful, again, with our players, but maybe he's going to be in our squad.'
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