The recent injury to Luke Shaw, who has suffered a double fracture in his leg, is likely to boost Rojo’s chances of first-team action.
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The Argentina worldwide has struggled to nail down a regular berth since signing from Sporting Lisbon previous year , but will not give up on his United career with his agent, Carlos Goncalves, refuting claims linking his client to Napoli.
This undoubtedly seems like good news for United, as there was some fear over the summer that Rojo would depart.
He said, “There is no need to talk about it“.
Marcos Rojo made 22 Premier League appearances last season.
And the boss explained that Phil Jones – recently back from a blood clot – will be recalled to the bench.
The Red Devils are still searching for their first trophy since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 and the League Cup is their earliest opportunity to reclaim silverware this season.
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The England global did not play in the 4-0 defeat to MK Dons in the second round of last term’s competition, though he was part of the line-up that defeated on penalties by Sunderland at Old Trafford in the semi-finals of the 2013-14 competition.
