Overview
- Denmark withdrew Patrick Dorgu and sent him back to Manchester United on Friday after he failed a series of fitness tests, the Denmark FA and team doctor Morten Boesen confirmed.
- Boesen said Dorgu did not meet the physical benchmarks required to play in the Nations League fixtures and must return to Carrington for further rehabilitation.
- Dorgu had only just returned from a hamstring injury suffered on international duty in September and made a substitute cameo in United’s 4-4 draw with Aston Villa before this setback.
- The timing complicates Mauricio Pochettino’s first week in charge because Luke Shaw is sidelined, Diogo Dalot has been filling in at left-back, and Pochettino will take first-team training on November 18 ahead of his debut at Anfield on November 22.
- United will now urgently assess Dorgu’s recovery plan and fitness reports, with the club needing to decide whether to protect the 22-year-old from re-injury or rush him back for selection against Liverpool.