MANCHESTER UNITED and England have suffered a scare as Harry Maguire limped off against Aston Villa.
The defender has not missed a single minute of Premier League action for the Red Devils following his 2019 move from Leicester.
But the United captain was forced off with quarter of an hour to go following a bruising afternoon at Villa Park.
Having already suffered a blow to the head, the 28-year-old then went down clutching his left ankle.
After a lengthy period receiving treatment, the Three Lions international did briefly come bak on to the field.
But he instantly fell to the turf again as Eric Bailly came off the bench to replace him.
The image of the skipper hobbling away while cause major panic for boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
United sealed their passage to the Europa League final on Thursday as they cruised past Roma in the semi-finals.
They will now face Villarreal on May 26 to determine the competition’s winners – and they will be desperate to have Maguire in their backline for that.
But the Norwegian will not be the only manager sweating over the extent of the damage suffered by the big defender.
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England’s Gareth Southgate kick-off their European Championship campaign next month at home to Croatia on June 13.
Despite losing their talisman, United came from behind to kept their slim title hopes alive.
Goals from Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Greenwood and Edinson Cavani sealed a 3-1 win to keep them clear in second-place behind leaders Man City.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
