Louis van Gaal is unlikely to rush Phil Jones back for Wednesday evening’s Capital One Cup tie with Ipswich Town at Old Trafford as he is still recovering match-fitness following mild thrombosis.
Jones is yet to feature this season after the condition was discovered just before United’s opening-day victory over Tottenham Hotspur . The hope was the central defender would miss three weeks but has now been out for more than a month and a half.
Asked about Jones, Van Gaal said: “[Friday] was his first training session with the group so it’s nearly done but he’s not match fit. It’s very early.”
Luke Shaw has a broken leg that will rule him out for at least six months. This meant Van Gaal had to change his defence for the first time this term for Sunday’s victory at Southampton. Marcos Rojo was selected in Shaw’s left-back position but both he and Matteo Darmian, the right-back, were replaced as the Saints became the first side this year to twice breach United’s rearguard. United, though, won 3-2 to move up to second place in the Premier League on 13 points, two behind the leaders, Manchester City.
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