Andre Onana addresses Harry Maguire row amid Erik ten Hag's Man Utd concern
Manchester United are gearing up for their first game of the new Champions League campaign against German giants Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
The Red Devils go into the game off the back of two successive Premier League defeats against Arsenal and Brighton respectively. It has since been reported that there were a number of dressing room bust-ups in the wake of the home loss against the Seagulls last Saturday.
Bruno Fernandes is believed to have exchanged verbal blows with Scott McTominay, while central defensive partners Victor Lindelof and Lisandro Martinez also clashed as the inquest into the dismal display begun. However, attentions have since turned to the trip to Munich, where Erik ten Hag's men arrive to the Allianz Arena as underdogs.
With that being said, here are some of the main talking points surrounding the Red Devils on Wednesday, September 20.
Onana addresses Maguire row
Andre Onana has addressed his on-pitch fall-out with Harry Maguire (ANNA SZILAGYI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)Andre Onana's now infamous on-pitch blast at Harry Maguire has once again entered the news cycle despite taking place during pre-season. The goalkeeper was spotted berating the much-maligned defender on the pitch against Borussia Dormund back in July.
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Onana was accused of being too harsh on Maguire, especially considering their contrasting status' in the team at the time. Maguire was still club captain at that point, while the Cameroon international had only just arrived at United from Inter Milan.
"Harry’s a very good guy, I have a good relationship with him, I spoke to him this morning before we took off," said Onana.
"What happened there was done straight after the game. I don’t think we have to give too much to what happened, we are big guys and what happened on the pitch stays on the pitch, we have a good relationship."
Ten Hag's injury concerns
Erik ten Hag has discussed United's injury problemsThe United boss has confessed he is worried about the rate in which members of the Red Devils squad are being blighted by fitness issues. Ahead of the clash against Bayern, Ten Hag is without 12 players, nine of whom are ruled out with some sort of injury.
Maguire is the latest member of the side to sustain a knock and while it is unclear just how long he could be ruled out of action for, it has been confirmed he will not play any part against the Bundesliga behemoths.
"He had some complaints and we have to see how bad it is," Ten Hag said. "He finished training [today] but was not good enough to travel.
"Of course, it's a concern but that's why we knew that before and that's why we constructed the squad with depth, so we can deal with it, the squad can deal with it and the squad can deal with it.
"I don't know if we have to go to the doctors or officials because they are dealing with the problems. First of all, injuries always come in top football because we're living on the edge and when you're living on the edge, injuries are coming up."
Ten Hag's Kane assessment
Harry Kane will line up for Bayern Munich against Manchester United on Wednesday (S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images)Ten Hag has made clear that he has no regrets regarding United's failure to land Harry Kane's signature this summer, with the former Tottenham talisman joining Bayern instead.
Pressed for comment on whether he regrets the fact that the Red Devils refused to pay the £100m that Bayern willingly handed over, the United boss claimed: “No. We are happy with Rasmus. For the first games, he was injured.
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"But he played against Arsenal, he's had a start and now we have to integrate him in the team. But you can see he's a big talent."
Kane has enjoyed an impressive start at Bayern, with four goals and one assist after four games.
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