In pictures: 15 Man Utd stars expected to play at the World Cup, 6 who could miss out & 3 maybes
We have a look at which Manchester United players are likely to make the journey to Qatar.
Nineteen Manchester United players have been called up by senior squads for the current international break.
Most of those are expected to make the journey to Qatar later this year for the 2022 World Cup.
The tournament begins on 20 November and runs through to the final on Sunday 18 December.
Given their status as one of the world’s biggest clubs, United tend to have a plethora of representatives at football’s showpiece event.
Paul Pogba was a United player in 2018 when he led France to glory in Russia, while the England squad which made it to the semi-finals that year contained four United stars.
With the current international break marking the final time squads will meet up before the World Cup, the focus already feels geared towards the tournament in two months’ time, rather than the fixtures in September.
With that in mind, we’ve taken a look at 24 United players who have a realistic chance of making it to the World Cup, and assessed how likely they are to travel to Qatar, barring any untimely injury between now and the big kick-off.
The list doesn’t include the likes of Eric Bailly or Scott McTominay, whose countries haven’t qualified for the World Cup.
Nor have we mentioned players such as Tom Heaton, Aaron Wan-Bissaka or Phil Jones, who have either never earned a senior international cap or not been involved in the set-up for several years.
Here’s who may or may not be involved…
1. David de Gea- No
Has been omitted from the last three Spain squads and has fallen behind the likes of Robert Sanchez and David Raya in the pecking order.
2. Dean Henderson- No
Has been called up to the England group this break, but that’s his first since June 2021. Henderson’s inclusion is largely due to an injury to Jordan Pickford, with Aaron Ramsdale and Nick Pope also ahead of him.
3. Victor Lindelof- Yes
As he’s Sweden captain, the centre-back will be one of the country’s key men at the World Cup.
4. Harry Maguire- Maybe
This will largely depend on if the 29-year-old can force his way back into the United team, but a lack of minutes could see him drop out of Gareth Southgate’s plans. Maguire was even namechecked by the England manager when the latest squad was announced.