RUBEN AMORIM has said he “had to” let his players go after Victor Lindelof and Noussair Mazraoui were forced to leave Old Trafford early last night.
The Manchester United defenders both left the ground at half-time as the Red Devils pulled off a miracle comeback to .
‘s side were without the pair as they scored THREEextra-time goals to come from 4-2 down and win the game.
After the match Amorim revealed that the pair were .
Now the United boss has given another update on the duo, explaining that they will be able to return to action for this weekend's Premier League clash with Wolves.
Asked about Lindelof's absence, he said: “He's available. He has personal issues like Nous [Mazraoui] so we had to let him go but everything is okay now.
“I know that is really important but there are things that are more important and then they will be ready to face the next game.”
Amorim didn't divulge exactly what issues the pair had encountered, but reassured fans that they are both fine.
“Both [issues came to light] during the game and sometimes you don't control these things”, he added.
“Everything happened this season, but everything is OK now.”
SunSport understands that both issues were independent of each other.
Lindelof, 30, had been warming up at half-time and was due to replace Mazraoui at half-time.
However, the Swedish international's emergency meant had to come on instead
United did just fine in the absence of Lindelof and Mazraoui as they pulled off one of the greatest European nights in history.
Amorim's side had blown their own 2-0 advantage to fall 4-2 behind to their French opponents with just over 10 minutes to play in extra-time.
But a 114th minute Bruno Fernandes penalty was followed by goals at the death by and to keep Man Utd's season alive and send Old Trafford into a frenzy of celebration.
Amorim had thrown 6ft 4in Maguire up front in the late stages to try and push for a winning goal.
And the gamble paid off when the centre-back nodded the ball past goalkeeper Lucas Perri in the 121st minute to cause utter bedlam in the stands.
Explaining the decision after the game, he said: “We tried to put Harry Maguire up front because he is the only one who can score a goal with a header.
“The sounds of the stadium was the best ever. Some people collect shirts, scarves, but I want to keep that sound, it's the best sound in the world.”
