Well that would be a blow right in the teeth of Ole's talk about giving youth a chance. None of Darmian and Rojo have futures here, why waste valuable game time?
Ole's in a tricky situation, we have to win games. Whilst I get your points on here the last few days about LVG giving youth a chance even when results really mattered, I think Ole will want to achieve top 4 first and then look at in a bigger picture mindset possibly from Aug next season.
Remember it was top 4 that ultimately cost LVG his job.
Whatever LvG achieved prior to United is irrelevant. At United, his faith in youth extended only as far as not trusting the senior players and having no other option. It's not for this thread, but Rooney wanted to play in midfield and he allowed it. Rashford didn't force that change. By all accounts, Rashford only got into the team because an already depleted front line was further hampered by Martial getting injured in the warm-up, with his only other involvement with the senior side prior to that being a couple of games a few months prior where he sat on the bench.
This narrative is rubbish.
As you say Rashford was already involved in the squad prior to his debut, Rashford was quite clearly in LVG's plans and he saw him as an incredible talent. Does it matter that he debuted because of injuries? No. If it does then we should be abusing Ferguson for daring to debut Giggs for an injured Denis Irwin.
The vast majority of players make their debuts on the back of injuries / bans to players, its absolutely ridiculous to try use injuries / bans as a stick to beat a manager with and suggest they had no interest in X player.
Quite a few of the class of 92 debuted in a similar manner, Gary Neville debuted because of the "foreigner" ruling in UEFA tournaments at the time. Didn't think any less of Fergie at the time anyway.
Why is LVG given heat over only having him on the bench but Ferguson done similar and not?
It's hypocritical if your honest.