Solskjaer on why Lingard has been a no show for Man-Utd

According to

manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the reason for

’s absence this season was due to his positive coronavirus test, which forced him to self-isolate

"a few times"

. Despite the rumors revolving around his loan move from Old Trafford, Solskjaer confirmed that the player will be featured in their upcoming League Cup clash with

.

“Jesse will be in the squad, yeah,”

Solskjaer

said. “He's been working hard in training. He's been unfortunate with having to isolate a few times, been in contact, or close contact with Covid, not even having it himself.”

"He's been very unlucky being away from the training ground a few times. He works really hard and he'll be involved in the squad, definitely, on Wednesday.”

Another player, who is expected to make an appearance on their Wednesday match, is

.

“Mason's fit enough to play, he was on the bench [against Leeds],”

Solskjaer said.

“Of course, Luke [Shaw] came off with an injury so that had to be done, Edinson [Cavani] has been out with an injury for a while, we need to get him going and Bruno [Fernandes] is one that I also have to protect.”

"It just wasn't to be for Mason to come on and he will be involved in the squad unless something happens in the next couple of days.”

The Red Devils coach later talked about their chances of winning the

League Cup

title, saying:

“Of course [winning a trophy] is something we're aiming for. We want to improve every season and to improve on last year is to get to the final and, of course, when you get to the final there's only one thing that matters and that's to lift the trophy.”

“I remember myself winning my first trophy. Even towards the end of my career, I think it was Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic's first trophy in the Carling Cup, 2006 was it?”

"I think that was their first trophy and it does give something to a team. We are desperate to get our hands on a trophy, these players are desperate to learn how to win.”

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