Harry Maguire injury adds to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's problems as Manchester United face another SIX fixtures in January
* Harry Maguire in race to be fit for semi-final clash with Manchester City City
* England defender picked up a knock in Manchester United's draw with Wolves
* Ole Gunnar Solskjaer already had to do without five defenders at Molineux
* Solskjaer is also hoping Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard will recover
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer didn't want to spend a moment longer at Molineux than he had to, and by the end of this drab stalemate neither did anybody else.
Manchester United have an eighth fixture to shoehorn into January in between their two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester City that gets under way at Old Trafford on Tuesday.
To add to Solskjaer's problems, Harry Maguire faces a battle to be fit after picking up a knock in the first half on Saturday. The England centre back was seen limping on to the team bus afterwards.
Harry Maguire faces a battle to be fit for Manchester United's clash with Manchester City. The England centre-back picked up a knock in United's dour draw with Wolves on Saturday. And that has added to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's concerns with fixture congestion
The United boss said that Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo, Eric Bailly and Timothy Fosu-Mensah weren't ready to face Wolves as they recover from injury, so he is likely to play Phil Jones alongside Victor Lindelof in central defence if Maguire is ruled out.
'We weren't sure if he should continue in the second half but he was adamant he was going to be OK,' said Solskjaer. 'He struggled a little bit but let's see how he recovers. It's not many days — Sunday, Monday then we go again Tuesday.'
Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Luke Shaw missed Saturday's game through illness, and Solskjaer is waiting to see if they recover in time. 'I hope so,' he added. 'They've had a night or two in their own beds and hopefully some paracetamol. We'll check on Monday.'
Phil Jones could partner Victor Lindelof against Manchester City if Maguire is ruled out
Solskjaer will also hope to have forward Anthony Martial back available from illness
Solskjaer defended United's late arrival at Molineux just 75 minutes before kick-off — 'have you been in these dressing-rooms? You don't want to stay here for too long!' — after earning a replay that neither club really wants.
Marcus Rashford hit the bar with a deflected shot and VAR rejected a penalty appeal for Leander Dendoncker's challenge on Brandon Williams, but United failed to register a shot on target in a domestic game for the first time in five years.
Wolves also hit the woodwork through Raul Jimenez and saw Matt Doherty's headed goal chalked off for handball, but couldn't repeat their quarter-final win over United here last season.
'I headed it down and it hit my hand so I knew straight away,' said Doherty, who backed Wolves to win at Old Trafford after adding another fixture to a schedule that has already seen them play 36 times this season. 'Whoever plays, we'll go there to win,' he added.
Forward Jesse Lingard also missed the FA Cup draw against Wolves because he was ill
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