Man Utd rocked by fresh injury crisis ahead of Man City Community Shield clash

Manchester United are facing a growing injury crisis before the season even begins.

Erik ten Hag has revealed there are question marks over the fitness of Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw ahead of Saturday's Community Shield clash against Manchester City at Wembley.

The Red Devils are already without Leny Yoro and Rasmus Hojlund through injury before a competitive ball has even been kicked.

Maguire was absent from last weekend's friendly defeat to Liverpool in South Carolina and Ten Hag has confirmed the England defender is among a number of doubts for this weekend.

“Harry Maguire missed the game as a precaution,” the United manager explained. “There is still a question mark over Saturday. We have training and we have to see whether he is fit enough or not to be available.”

“Victor played, but there are also questions, as well as Azza (Wan-Bissaka) and Luke Shaw. We have to evaluate them tomorrow.”

With limited options available, Lisandro Martinez and Jonny Evans could form United's centre-back duo. Ten Hag insists he will not take unnecessary risks at Wembley, despite his desire to secure another win against City after their FA Cup final triumph.

“We always want to win, even in all the friendlies,” he said. “It's about winning a trophy. We're going to field a very competitive team to win that trophy.”

“But it's also pre-season and we're not taking risks with the players. That's the normal approach to this game.”

Several United stars, including Kobbie Mainoo, returned to Carrington this week after missing the club's pre-season tour of the United States. Ten Hag revealed each player has been given a tailored training programme to get them match-ready.

“It’s a personality thing,” he said. “Everyone has a different background. We put them in off-season programs, but they had different starts while we were in the States.”