Solskjaer gives injury update on Maguire ahead of Carabao Cup clash against City

Manchester United manr Ole Gunnar Solskjaer provided an update on Harry Maguire's injury ahead of United's Carabao Cup semifinal match against Manchester City on December 7. Maguire had started for Red Devils in ir third-round FA Cup match against Wolves and was seen moving around with a limp that was followed by a challenge on Adama Traore in first half of match.

However, England International mand to play entire match that ended in a 0-0 draw but Solskjaer was doubtful of Maguire being a part of squad that faces Pep Guardiola's team. Talking to a local media outlet, Solskjaer said that he did t kw how long 26-year-old defender would take to recover, adding that y almost subbed him off at half-time but let him play.

Solskjaer has lowest win percent

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's run at Manchester United has been thing but a big roller coaster ride. former Manchester United player replaced Jose Mourinho in December 2018. rwegian mand to lift mood at atre of Dreams by winning back to back games. However, Solskjaer's honeymoon period quickly ended after he failed to steer United to a top-four finish in 2018-19 season.

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A difficult time for Red Devils

Red Devils had a perfect start to ir Premier League 2019-20 season with a 4-0 win over Chelsea in ir opening match. However, Manchester United failed to maintain ir momentum and started dropping points against weaker opponents. Solskjaer's run this season had a very few positives. One of m was Manchester United's unbeaten record against top 6 clubs, but even that record was broken when y suffered a 2-0 defeat against Mikel Arteta's Arsenal.

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Manchester United is currently placed fifth with a total of 31 points. Red Devils are currently five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea who have bagged 36 points. United has registered 8 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses in a total of 21 matches y have played so far. y next play against Manchester City on December 7 in Carabao Cup's semi-final match to be played at Old Trafford.

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(With inputs from ncies)