Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defended his decision to return Harry Maguire to the Manchester United line-up for Saturday's bruising 4-2 loss at the hands of Leicester City.
Maguire endured a tough afternoon in his first match back after suffering a calf injury, and was exposed on several occasions as United were overwhelmed by a second-half blitz from the Foxes.
But Solskjaer insists that his centre-back appeared ready to take the field and was in good condition.
"It was my decision to play Harry, he's worked really hard on rehab with physios and he looked ready didn't feel any after-effects," Solskjaer told reporters after the game.
"He's a massive player for us, the captain, the leader, we wanted bring him back as soon as we can because he's been so influential in our play.
