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Manchester United are set to face Porto on Thursday 3rd October in their next fixture in the Europa League.
After a 1-1 draw to FC Twente, Erik ten Hag is desperate to get a better result against the Portuguese side to keep their hopes for the competition alive.
Pressure is on for ten Hag after his run of poor performances leading to scrutiny mounting once more as to whether the Dutchman is the right manager for the job.
Ten Hag needs to start getting results to silence the concerns around his leadership, to secure his job at Old Trafford.
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It’s recently been announced that United need a top-four finish in the Premier League this year in order to qualify for next season’s Champions League. If the club don’t qualify, they’d face a £10 million penalty from sponsors Adidas which is built into their contract, having a knock-on for potential PSR breaches.
With this in mind, the next few games are vital for ten Hag to turn things around, which injuries will only be impeding.
Injury updates ahead of Porto fixture – Maguire, Mainoo and Mount
It’s now been confirmed that Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo are in team training today, making them available for the Porto clash, however, another one of their stars is still in doubt.
Mason Mount came on for an injured Kobbie Mainoo against Tottenham in their 3-0 loss, however, was taken off 40 minutes later due to a head injury.
Now reports are emerging from Steven Railston and Laurie Whitwell that Mount has not featured in training today a precaution around the injury.
The situation has been confirmed as not being concussion, however he might not be eligible to play in this week’s Europa League fixture.
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