Former Manchester United player Paul Parker has claimed that reports of Harry Maguire only being fit enough for the bench against Nottingham Forest are 'fabricated'.
The Reds captain had only trained once with United ahead of the Forest clash, with the 29-year-old being named as a substitute for the Premier League visit of Steve Cooper's side. He also missed the League Cup win over Burnley through illness.
The Manchester Evening News reported that Maguire was said to have contracted a virus while away with England at the World Cup, but that the centre-back made himself available to be on the bench for the game against the newly-promoted side on Tuesday.
