United captain Maguire set to miss Europa League final

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<p>MANCHESTER, England &mdash; Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is set to miss the Europa League final against Villarreal on Wednesday.</p>
<p>United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer downplayed expectations about Maguire returning from an ankle injury in time to play in Gdansk, Poland.</p>
<p>“He’s walking but it’s a long way from walking to running," Solskjaer said Friday. "So, to be honest, I don’t think we’ll see him in Gdansk, no.”</p>
<p>The England center back damaged ligaments in his ankle in a Premier League match at Aston Villa on May 9 when Villa winger Anwar El Ghazi landed on him.</p>
<p>England’s first game of the European Championship is against Croatia on June 13, and Solskjaer’s latest update suggested Maguire wasn’t too far away from returning.</p>
<p>“As I’ve said so many times, I’m going to give him until Tuesday night, the last training session, and see if he can try to be out there," Solskjaer said.</p>
<p>“Steadily but surely he’s improving, but ligaments — they take time to heal.”</p>
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