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Matthijs de Ligt Ruben Amorim has said he expects Matthijs de Ligt to be fit for Manchester United’s Premier League clash against Wolves on Monday night. For the 1-1 draw with West Ham on Thursday, De Ligt was one of three players to drop out of the Man Utd team that started the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace a few days prior. Though unlike Leny Yoro and Mason Mount who were introduced in the second half as part of Amorim’s much criticised substitutions, the Dutchman was not named in the matchday squad at all. As a result, De Ligt missed his first Premier League minutes of the season with a knock that is not expected to keep him sidelined for too long. "It's a small thing,” Amorim told Sky Sports. “I expect to have him in the next game.” Amorim added that the loss of De Ligt...

Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt admits his mistake ‘sucks’ after Netherlands’ 5-2 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday evening.Ronald Koeman’s side delivered an impressive performance in the opening game of their new Nations League campaign with United striker Joshua Zirkzee scoring his first international goal after just 13 minutes. Ermendin Demirovic pulled Bosnia and Herzegovina level before Tijjani Reijnders put the Dutch back in front shortly before half time.Cody Gakpo extended the Netherlands’ lead before Edin Dzeko capitalised on an error from De Ligt to pull a goal back for the visitors. After a ball was played into the box from the right flank, De Ligt opted to leave the cross which allowed Dzeko to score from close range. Wout Weghorst and Xavi Simons...