Erik ten Hag reveals forgotten £15m defender hasn’t educated ONCE for Man United this season

Erik ten Hag has revealed a forgotten Manchester United defender hasn’t educated as soon as this season resulting from his struggles with a knee meniscus harm.

The Crimson Devils have been hampered with defensive accidents this time period and it resulted in Casemiro deputising at centre again in latest weeks.  

United  have been left short-staffed at left-back with each Malacia and first-choice Luke Shaw each spending massive chunks of the season on the sidelines. 

Malacia, 24, hasn’t performed a single minute this season with the £13million defender’s final motion coming for the Netherlands in opposition to Croatia within the UEFA Nations League semi-final final June.

Ten Hag stated talking to Dutch outlet Voetbal Worldwide: ‘Tyrell Malacia did not play a single minute of soccer this season. In reality, he did not even spend a single second out on the coaching pitch. We signed him as our back-up for Luke Shaw.’ 

The Athletic reported final month that Malacia went in opposition to the recommendation of United when it was determined final summer season to bear surgical procedure on his knee after discomfort in pre-season coaching.

United proposed a surgeon in London however Malacia needed the operation carried out by his personal alternative of surgeon within the Netherlands, they are saying.

The membership accepted his request and the operation was carried out away from the membership’s oversight.

Within the Autumn, nonetheless, as Malacia slowly labored again to health, scans revealed small fragments of cartilage remained across the meniscus.

Malacia was given the choice of present process a second operation to take away the fragments, or to proceed together with his rehabilitation programme.

The choice was made to go underneath the knife of the identical surgeon once more in November, however this time with representatives from United overseeing it.

Nonetheless, this meant Malacia needed to begin his rehab from scratch, with United saying in December he’d suffered a ‘setback’ however would ‘return to motion early subsequent 12 months.’

Ten Hag has stated publicly acknowledged his understanding was that Malacia can be match to return in January, therefore the choice to chop brief Sergio Reguilon’s mortgage spell.

However Malacia nonetheless hasn’t returned, leaving United having to subject emergency left-backs with Shaw nonetheless out.

In the meantime, Ten Hag has claimed Shaw os ‘the perfect left again on the planet’ however insisted the Englishman won’t ever be capable to play a full season in his profession once more. 

‘Luke Shaw is the perfect left again on the planet. This man is so good. However he has suffered a horrible harm initially of his profession and due to this he’ll NEVER be capable to play 60 video games per season,’ Ten Hag stated.