In a season like no other, there’s hardly any time to reflect on this year’s World Cup campaign with Manchester United gearing up to take on Burnley in Wednesday’s League Cup clash.
Both Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane will be given extended time off to look back on the tournament, albeit with very different feelings, before they return to Carrington. The former didn’t feature in the final but got his hands on the trophy while the latter succumbed to extreme fatigue deep into extra time, and thankfully nothing more.
The defensive duo will not feature against Championship leaders Burnley and most likely neither versus Nottingham Forest next Tuesday (December 27). Christian Eriksen exited the World Cup at the group stages with Denmark but it’s not concrete he will start on Wednesday.
