Maguire back in training
- Harry Maguire trained with Manchester United’s first team at Carrington on April 23. (manutd.com) - Maguire had been serving an extra one‑match ban after a red card and missed the 1–0 Chelsea game. (manutd.com) - The club says he’s in line for a potential return on Monday, which eases one selection headache amid a broader injury picture. ( )
Harry Maguire returned to first-team training at Carrington on Thursday, April 23, putting him in line to rejoin Manchester United’s squad on Monday. (manutd.com) Manchester United said the center-back trained with the group after serving an extra one-match suspension. The club’s training report said that ban followed his red card against Bournemouth. (manutd.com) That suspension kept Maguire out of United’s 1-0 win at Chelsea on Saturday, April 18, and the club also said he missed the 2-1 home loss to Leeds United on April 13. Sky Sports reported on April 15 that the extra ban was issued after a Football Association misconduct charge was upheld. (manutd.com, skysports.com, manutd.com) United’s next league game is at home to Brentford on Monday, April 27, with kickoff listed for 19:00 UTC at Old Trafford. A Maguire return would give Michael Carrick another senior option in central defense for a run-in with five league matches left. (manutd.com, espn.com) The timing matters because United are managing other absences at the back. Manchester United’s Thursday training update said Leny Yoro was not involved in the open session, while outside injury trackers also listed Matthijs de Ligt as still out with a back problem as of April 23. (manutd.com, premierinjuries.com) United are third in the Premier League table on 58 points, level with Aston Villa and three points ahead of Liverpool, according to ESPN’s standings attached to the Brentford fixture page. Brentford are seventh on 48 points, which leaves little margin for dropped points in the final weeks. (espn.com) Maguire’s return does not solve every selection issue. Lisandro Martínez was sent off in the Leeds defeat, and fixture previews for Brentford list him as suspended, so Carrick is still balancing availability week to week. (skysports.com, fotmob.com) For now, the change is simple: Maguire is back on the grass on April 23, and United have four days to decide whether that turns into a return against Brentford on April 27. (manutd.com, manutd.com)
