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With the international break now over, the players on duty have now returned to their clubs ready to take on their next league games of the season. For United, that means facing Southampton away from home on Saturday as the Premier League kicks back off, with three games played so far.
Needless to say, United haven’t had the strongest of starts, with one win and two losses in the opening three fixtures, including a devastating 2-1 loss to Brighton thanks to an injury-time goal from Joao Pedro.
The other loss came at the hands of Liverpool, with Arne Slot speaking to Sky Sports afterwards, concisely explaining how they exploited Erik ten Hag’s tactics and game plan. However, United need to put this behind them and come back stronger to start improving their performances.
Unfortunately for The Red Devils, Erik ten Hag will still be without six of his senior squad to choose from come this weekend.
Whilst it was expected that striker Rasmus Hojlund and left-back Luke Shaw would be returning for the Southampton game, ten Hag has recently confirmed this not to be the case, saying: “Rasmus Hojlund and Luke Shaw, they are progressing very well, but are not ready for this game.”
The Dutch manager went on to explain that no-one else on the current injury list will be making an appearance either, ruling out Mason Mount, Victor Lindelof, Tyrell Malacia and new signing, Leny Yoro.
This means that United’s struggles of being without any natural left-back are still effecting the squad, with right-back Diogo Dalot recently covering the position.
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