Manchester United take on Manchester City in the EFL Cup semi-final second leg on Wednesday but Nemanja Matic might be forced to miss the match with an injury.
The Red Devils currently trail the two-legged tie 3-1 meaning they have a very slender hope of going through to the finals and on top of that, Ole is already without the likes of Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford.
Against Tranmere on Sunday, Nemanja Matic was taken off at half-time and speaking in his pre-match update, the Man United manager has now claimed that midfielder has picked up a knock and he remains a doubt for Manchester Derby.
“We need everyone but, of course, some of these players have played loads of football,”
Ole told MUTV as quoted by Manutd.com.
“Nemanja had to come off, let’s see how he is before tomorrow. Anthony [Martial], we could take off at half-time and Harry [Maguire] has played the most football for us, which is okay.
“City rested their players as well so they’ll be just as fresh.
”Apart from Nemanja, it’s the same squad. Aaron [Wan-Bissaka] will be back in the squad and David [De Gea] too.
“We should be the same squad that’s been travelling lately. They’ve done fantastic. We have two more games [this week] so let’s give what we have, then we have a little break.
“Nemanja felt something and to make sure we give him the best possible chance for tomorrow night we took him off [at Tranmere].
“I think he should be all right but let’s see today in training.”
If Nemanja Matic cannot be fit in time then it will be a real blow for Solskjaer and his tactics because both McTominay and Pogba are currently out injured.
So in such a scenario, Fred can logically be partnered by Andreas Pereira and this is a sight not many United fans will be eager to witness against a team like Manchester City.
