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Erik ten Hag has admitted he is weighing up his defensive options following the club's 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday.
At Old Trafford Dutchman was forced to deploy a rotated back four with their ongoing injury crisis severely limiting his options in defence.
The clash came just days after Jonny Evans became the club's latest casualty and had to be replaced after coming on as a substitute against Chelsea.
The Northern Irishman's injury meant he joins fellow centre-backs Varane, Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof on the treatment table.
As such, for Sunday's clash against the Reds Ten Hag was forced to deploy his 27th different back four of the season, pairing youngster Willy Kambwala with Harry Maguire in the centre of defence.
Erik ten Hag has revealed that he has a surprise defensive option up his sleeve following their 2-2 draw with Liverpool
The Dutchman paired Harry Maguire with 19-year-old Willy Kambwala for the clash at Old Trafford
United have deployed 27 different back-four combinations this season amid an ongoing injury crisis
The pair performed
