Maguire, Hojlund, Martinez - Manchester United injury news and return dates before Liverpool
Manchester United head into the FA Cup quarter-final showdown against Liverpool with fit-again Harry Maguire and Rasmus Hojlund pushing for a recall to their starting XI. Maguire and Hojlund trained during the build-up after sitting out the last few matches in what has been a packed treatment room.
United manager Erik ten Hag finally had some positive selection news when addressing the media during his pre-match press conference. He confirmed Aaron Wan-Bissaka (unspecified) and Mason Mount (calf) have stepped up their respective recoveries, too, but Liverpool might come too soon for Mount.
Liverpool stand between United and a Wembley ticket when they meet head-to-head at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon (3.30pm). Here, we share our latest run-down from Carrington with predicted return dates for 11 players ahead of United's mouth-watering quarter-final tie:
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Injury: Muscular.
Expected return date: March 30 vs Brentford (A).
What Ten Hag has said: n/a.
Injury: Unspecified.
Return date: March 17 vs Liverpool (H).
What Ten Hag has said: "We had a good week. The players you mention [Hojlund, Maguire and Wan-Bissaka] returned on the pitch, partly at the start of the week and they had a session [on Friday] and are all training. We have to see how they recover from this, but it looks good. I think [they will be fit to play]."
Injury: Unspecified.
Return date: March 17 vs Liverpool (H).
What Ten Hag has said: "We had a good week. The players you mention [Hojlund, Maguire and Wan-Bissaka] returned on the pitch, partly at the start of the