Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is being backed to 'stake a claim' for returning to manager Erik ten Hag's regular starting XI in what is expected to be a rare outing against Nottingham Forest.
The England international was, though, not part of the squad against Burnley for the midweek Carabao Cup fourth round tie, despite club and country teammates Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford both featuring. Instead, Casemiro, who was also returning from representing Brazil at the World Cup, dropped into the Man United defence as the partner to Victor Lindelöf.
Ten Hag later confirmed that Maguire was "sick" and said that they "will see" about the player's availability against Forest. If available, former England and Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott believes that Maguire has a 'huge chance' ahead of him against the Reds.
