Ole Gunnar Solskjaer labelled Harry Maguire a “warrior” as he revealed the England man could make a surprise return for Manchester United in their Premier League clash with Norwich on Saturday.

The defender suffered a hip injury in last weekend’s FA Cup draw with Wolves and there had been reports he could be sidelined for several weeks, but United boss Solskjaer insisted the problem is not serious.

The Norwegian said: “He’s got a chance for tomorrow. It’s a minor thing. I don’t know where the reports are coming from. You might have mistaken him for Harry Kane. He’s going to go through training today and see how he reacts for tomorrow.

“It’s not against the world, it’s us against Norwich,” he said. “That’s the focus. We’ve just got to go game to game and improve and get results in the league.”

Solskjaer will also be without Jesse Lingard through illness, while he revealed midfielder Scott McTominay’s knee injury is likely to keep him out until next month.

Eric Bailly and Timothy Fosu-Mensah were both due to play for the under-23s on Friday as they step up their comebacks from long-term knee problems.