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Tyrone Marshall

Raphael Varane misses Manchester United training ahead of Liverpool game amid defensive issues

Manchester United might be without Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire for the friendly with Liverpool in Bangkok on Tuesday.

Varane missed training at the Rajamangala Stadium on Monday and Maguire trained separately from the rest of the squad, going through running drills with a fitness coach.

United have been training at the STB Academy since they arrived in Thailand on Saturday, but as part of the build-up to the clash with Liverpool they held an open training session at the venue for tomorrow's fixture.

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Varane trained with the rest of the team on Monday morning but was then absent when the squad went through their work at the ground. A few thousand United fans were in attendance at the Rajamangala Stadium, with Liverpool also due to train later on today.

It was a relatively light session for the players, who went through running drills and held rondos in the centre circle, to cheers from the watching supporters.

But Maguire trained on his own throughout and Varane was a notable absentee, leaving Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly and Axel Tuanzebe as the only central defenders in group training.

Ten Hag held his first press conference since pre-season began before training and confirmed Maguire will remain as his captain for the new season.

"Harry Maguire is the captain. I have to get to know all the players, but he's an established captain and he's achieved a lot of success. I don't see this as an issue," he said.

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