Erik ten Hag admitted he had little choice but to recall Harry Maguire thanks to Manchester United's "crazy" Premier League fixture schedule.
The United captain has been used sparingly by Ten Hag this season, with Maguire making just 11 league appearances so far this term. In his place, the man in the Old Trafford hot-seat has opted to deploy a central defensive pairing of Raphael Varane and summer signing Lisandro Martinez.
It is a duo that have enjoyed huge success, with both integral to United's impressive turnaround. Maguire was a mainstay in the backline last term during a campaign that saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lose his job as manager and the Red Devils scrape Europa League qualification on the final day.
