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Solskjaer admits Maguire could return in Norwich clash but Lingard unavailable

  /  autty

Injury doubt Harry Maguire has a chance of returning for Manchester United against Norwich on Saturday, says manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Maguire played through a hip problem during last Saturday's 0-0 draw at Wolves in the FA Cup and the injury kept him out of Tuesday's 3-1 home defeat to rivals Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.

Reports had suggested the England centre-back could face a long period on the sidelines, but Solskjaer says it was only a "minor thing".

"He's got a chance for tomorrow. I don't know where the reports are coming from - you might have got confused with Harry Kane," Solskjaer said.

"He's going to go through training today and see how he is for tomorrow.

"It's not a surprise. He is a warrior and he wants to play and if there's a minor problem he will put himself up to play.

"That's what we did against Wolves. At half-time he was feeling some discomfort but he was adamant he was going to be fine. He was close to playing against City, just not fit enough."

However, Jesse Lingard won’t be available for tomorrow’s game against Norwich, he hasn't trained since coming off against Manchester City in the League Cup semi-final.

“Jesse's illness has got worse and so he won't be available,” said Ole.