Erik ten Hag confirms when Casemiro is set to return for Manchester United and gives injury update on Shaw, Wan-Bissaka and Mainoo

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag expects Casemiro to be fit for the Manchester derby at Old Trafford next week but admits the Brazilian did not "help himself" by playing for Brazil against Uruguay.

Casemiro same off with an ankle injury in the national team's World Cup qualifying draw against Venezuela last Friday but he then started and completed the full 90 minutes in Brazil's 2-0 defeat to Uruguay in Montevideo on Tuesday evening.

The 31-year-old has remained in Brazil to allow additional recovery time and he will miss United's Premier League fixture away to Sheffield United on Saturday night.

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Casemiro is also suspended for the Champions League visit of Copenhagen on Tuesday and United then host City on October 29.

Despite Casemiro playing with the knowledge he could have aggravated his ankle problem, Ten Hag insisted he is not unhappy with the midfielder that he played against Uruguay. "You can’t - they are the rules.

"And he’s played for his nation and he's playing for us and we all understand Casemiro is a solider and he is always available for every game, he will always gives his best for nation and Manchester United.

“He was injured in the first game and he came off but he played the second game, it was an important one. I’m sure that game didn’t help him but it’s a small injury and he’ll return next week and he will be healed and ready for our next game, I'm sure.”

Luke Shaw, sidelined since mid-August with a hamstring tear, is not due back until after the November internationals at the earliest but Aaron Wan-Bissaka is nearing a return from a