Man Utd ace Jesse Lingard self-isolating and unavailable to Solskjaer after contact with positive coronavirus case
MANCHESTER UNITED have been dealt a blow after Jesse Lingard was forced into self-isolation.
Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed the England star came into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.
Lingard, 27, has now been ruled out of United's Champions League clash against Istanbul Basaksehir at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
The Norwegian said: "We hope that the lads will recover quickly. Luke (Shaw) is out, Phil Jones (is) obviously out, still.
"Jesse is still self-isolating because he's been in contact with a COVID positive. He'll be back soon."
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Lingard has struggled for game time at United this season with his only two outings coming in the Carabao Cup wins over Luton and Brighton.
The England international hasn't actually made Solskjaer's squad for the Premier League since the 6-1 humbling to Spurs.
Meanwhile, Paul Pogba also missed United's 1-0 win over West Brom on Saturday but the Frenchman may return to face Istanbul Basaksehir.
Solskjaer added: "I hope Paul is going to be available.
"He trained this morning, it's still uncomfortable and (there's) some pain, so we'll make a decision on that in the morning (Tuesday)."
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Luke Shaw remains on the sidelines with a hamstring injury with Solskjaer hopeful the England defender could be back quicker than expected.
He said: "I hope nearer to four (weeks out) but with a recurrence of hamstring injuries you can't risk anything and he's still not training with us.
"We'll see how he reacts to the programme he's on and to the rehab work. Hopefully it's near four but probably nearer five or six."