Erik ten Hag insists there isn’t a challenge between him and Raphael Varane with the Manchester United star struggling for recreation time.
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The previous France worldwide fashioned a formidable partnership with Lisandro Martinez final season, maybe the membership’s most dependable pairing on the again for the reason that days of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.
Martinez is presently sidelined till December on the earliest nevertheless with Varane struggling for from this season with Harry Maguire and Johnny Evans forming their very own partnership in latest weeks.
Varane has began simply one in all United’s final seven video games, unnoticed of the derby towards Manchester Metropolis for tactical causes. Evans picked up an damage early on towards FC Copenhagen midweek with the previous Actual Madrid star coming onto exchange him however struggled towards the Danish champions.
Talking on Friday, ten Hag insists there was no falling out between him and Varane, underlining the significance of efficient partnerships in his defence as the rationale behind his lack of begins.
Maguire’s renaissance at Outdated Trafford has additionally performed a key function in his defensive arrange this season.
‘Completely not,’ Ten Hag mentioned if there was a wider challenge between him and Varane. ‘As I mentioned, it’s about tactical the explanation why I selected these partnerships. I believe Harry and Jonny did properly.
‘What I mentioned final 12 months, Harry didn’t play lots, so I used to be very pleased with Rapha’s performances. I’ve all the time been pleased along with his efficiency. However on this second, Harry is enjoying very properly and there’s inside competitors.’
Varane will hope to return to the facet towards Luton on Saturday with Evans dominated out however the availability of Victor Lindelof means that’s on no account a certainty.
‘There are moments in sure video games the place they (Maguire and Varane) can play collectively they usually have already confirmed they’ll do it.
‘However the build-up shouldn’t be that fluid when one in all them is enjoying from the left centre-back place.
‘As a result of I believe Licha, clearly, Luke Shaw, clearly, Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelof are right-footed, however they’ll play actually comfortably with their left and make the suitable angles.
‘Then you possibly can assemble a greater formation the place you can begin to play.’
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