Published: 22:30, 27 April 2022 | Updated: 01:05, 28 April 2022
Harry Maguire suffered a double blow as it emerged that his season may have ended due to a knee injury and Manchester United interim coach Ralph Rangnick has suggested that his captain be re-elected. United’s growing injury list means Rangnik only has 14 senior players to choose from for Thursday’s game against Chelsea at Old Trafford. Rangnik said Maguire’s knee problem is just a “miser”, but Sportsmail understands that it could keep him out of United’s four games. Harry Maguire in danger of missing the rest of the season for Manchester United due to injury That would be the right end to a miserable season for the English defender, who has faced criticism for his form and questions about his suitability to remain at United. Ranknik sparked the debate Wednesday when asked if he would recommend Maguire as governor to new manager Eric Ten Hague. “I firmly believe that the leader should be elected by the team,” Rangnik said. “In Germany we always had a board of four or five players elected by the players. Ralph Rangnick even nominates re-election as leader next season “I would do that if I were still coaching next season, but I am not. “This is something that Eric has to decide.” United will be in the center-back market this summer, casting doubt on Maguire’s future at Old Trafford just three years after a 80 80million move from Leicester. Rangnik put the 29-year-old on the Arsenal bench on Saturday after threatening to bomb his family home if he did not leave United within 72 hours. With Maguire joining Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Fred and Luke Shaw on the injury roster, Rangnick has admitted that he may need to include some young players in the squad to face Chelsea. Sportsmail understands that Maguire’s knee injury could rule him out of the rest of the games Jadon Sancho also has tonsillitis and Aaron Wan-Bissaka is facing delayed fitness tests. “At the moment we have 14 of our professional team available and probably three or four young players will be part of the team,” Rangnik said. Having erased United’s hopes in the top four, he acknowledged that it could be an “advantage” for Ten Hague not to be in the Europa League or Europa Conference League next season. However, Rangnick urged his players to be professional. “This is our job, to try to have the best possible results and then see where we end up,” he said. Maguire kicked off Arsenal bench after threat of bombing his family home Thomas Tuchel, meanwhile, believes Chelsea need only minor changes this summer, instead of the open heart surgery Rangnick says Manchester United need. Asked what treatment Chelsea needed, Tuhel laughed: “Cosmetic surgery… As soon as we can act, we will try to change things and do it from disadvantage to advantage. “It is not possible for a new owner to come in and say, ‘Go crazy, set 250 million £ – go and spend it.’
