Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is unlikely to be fit for next week's Europa League final against Villarreal, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Friday.
The 28-year old central defender is making progress in recovering from an ankle injury he suffered against Aston Villa earlier this month and was pictured walking without crutches Thursday.
However, Solskjaer was downbeat about his chances of being fit for the match against the Spanish side in the Polish city of Gdansk Wednesday.
United's defence has looked shaky in Maguire's absence - they have lost two and drawn one of their past three Premier League games.
Solskjaer will give Maguire up to the last minute to prove his fitness and expects the defender to play an important role off the field if, as expected, he does not make it.
