The Ten Hag favorite accompanies Maguire in training ahead of the crucial clash against Porto after injury fears

Man Utd coach Erik ten Hag is pleased with Kobbie Mainoo’s availability following his injury scare against Tottenham on Sunday.

Mainoo appeared to have been sacrificed after Bruno Fernandes’ red card the 0-3 defeat against Spursbut he had a hamstring problem that forced Ten Hag to retire.

Kobbie Mainoo trains for Man Utd after injury scare

There were initial concerns about the England international’s availability, with important games against FC Porto and Aston Villa coming up this week.

There were defeats in both games Man Utd Manager Ten Hag loses his job after a miserable start to the season.

However, Mainoo should be at his boss’s side to help him against Porto, having trained on Wednesday morning.

Harry Maguire joined the youngster in full training after he missed Sunday’s game against Spurs due to an injury he sustained in training last week.

Mason Mount missed training as a precaution, unfortunately for Ten Hag, and is likely to miss the crucial Europa League game in Portugal.

Ten Hag is under constant pressure and may be preparing for his final two games as Man Utd manager.

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But he is in a defiant mood ahead of the game against Porto and is not worried about his future.

“I don’t think about it. I’m not worried,” the Dutchman told Sky Sports.

“We will make the season a success. Nothing is easy, but there is no reason to panic. We can sort it out, this team can sort it out.

“It’s a poor performance (against Tottenham). I have to address the problems to provide solutions to the team. The most important thing is to keep the faith. This is the most important message because if you lose your faith, you lose everything.

“Even after all the setbacks (against Spurs) we kept going. This is a team, they want to fight for each other. When we lose, everyone is disappointed and frustrated, but that’s also our fuel.”

Ten Hag is also adamant he can ignore criticism and focus on the challenge of turning around United’s faltering start to the new season.

“You have to deal with criticism and not make too much of it,” he said.

“Focus on leading the team, getting the best out of the team and not focusing on negative opinions about you as a person. That doesn’t help the process.

“We created a relationship with ownership and management over the summer. We made this agreement and we were all behind it.

“We are in this together and we have to fight together to get out of it.”

Man Utd were strengthened by their successful appeal against the suspension of Bruno Fernandes.

The captain is now available for the Red Devils’ next three games, but that doesn’t make up for the fact that he was largely left a man behind in Sunday’s game against Spurs.

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