Manchester United have two places up for grabs vs Liverpool

It is not usually a national team coach who delivers the most consequential item of team news at Manchester United. Kasper Hjulmand was the exception.

"Obvious, Rasmus will play on Sunday against Liverpool and must go through the match well," the Denmark coach said. "That's what we expect. We are in contact with United. I have talked to Erik, and we expect it to happen."

United confirmed the returns of Mason Mount and Aaron Wan-Bissaka to first-team training on Tuesday. Hojlund was not visible in the imagery or footage the club released.

But he is in the Denmark squad for their friendlies against Switzerland and the Faroe Islands this month. The England squad announcement is later today and Harry Maguire is expected to make the cut.

Maguire has not played in nearly three weeks but Ten Hag indicated he and Hojlund would be available for the FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford. Both attended the United players and staff's team-bonding meal at The Ivy in Spinningfields on Wednesday night.

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Unfortunately for rookies Toby Collyer and Habeeb Ogunneye, their substitute stints are about to end. United are due to have a fullish squad against Liverpool with Wan-Bissaka, Maguire and Hojlund slated to return to the matchday 20.

Mount had been pencilled in to return from a four-month lay-off after this month's internationals against Brentford on March 30 but he will have had a full week's training, provided there are no setbacks.

Nine of United's starters are certainties on Sunday. If Ten Hag confirms Hojlund's fitness at his 1.15pm press conference on Friday (or United do before) then he is the tenth. That