Breaking news : Ralf Rangnick explains why Manchester United will not make Raphael Varane mistake again, he also reveals his perfect defender..

 Eric Bailly started for Man United but 

did not finish the win over Burnley, whereas

 Scott McTominay started the game carrying

 an injury and finished it.

Ralf Rangnick is hopeful Victor 

Lindelof  will be free from isolation for 

Manchester United's home game against 

Wolves on Monday.

Lindelof contracted Covid-19 last week 

but has assured supporters he is 'fine' 

and Rangnick said the defender is showing.

United recalled Eric Bailly to the squad 

from an airport in Spain, where he was 

waiting to fly on to link up with his Ivory

 Coast teammates for the Africa Cup 

of Nations.

Bailly was absent from the squad against 

Newcastle on Monday but started 

in the 3-1 win over Burnley at the expense

 of the rested Raphael Varane, who replaced

 the injured Bailly in the second-half.

Rangnick was conscious of overplaying

 Varane so soon after his return from a 

hamstring strain as Varane sustained 

the injury in his second start back from 

a thigh injury in November.

"In the first instance, I hope Victor 

could be back by then," Rangnick said 

of the Wolves fixture. "Under normal 

circumstances, if the next Covid test is 

negative he should be able to come back 

for this game. He has no symptoms so 

we shouldn't have any physical [

Problems for that game.

"Eric had already left, actually, four days

 ago for the Africa Cup of Nations but 

he was still in Spain, so we asked him to 

come back and I think he did well.

"Apart from the mistake for the goal 

we conceded today it was a very good 

performance by Eric, very concentrated

, very focused.

"With Rapha, I was thinking about playing

 him today but last time that happened 

after his muscle injury he was then out for

 another couple of weeks and we didn't want

 to make that mistake again, so I decided 

to have him on the bench."

Rangnick only decided to start man of the

 match Scott McTominay at two o'clock 

on Thursday afternoon as the midfielder

 is nursing an ankle injury.

McTominay sustained the injury in the 

draw at Newcastle but recovered to score 

United's opening goal against Burnley 

and was the standout performer.

"We only decided this afternoon at 

two o'clock that he would play as he had 

some problems with the ankle contusion

 he suffered at Newcastle," Rangnick 

explained. "So it was good to have him 

available and in the team.

"At half-time, our team doctor told 

me he will be struggling in the second-

half with regard to the level of pain, so 

it was very important to have him in the 

team, and in the end, he could play 

92 or 93 minutes.

"He was a very important player for 

us today. We played in a 4-4-2 defensively

 and a 4-2-4 offensively, and therefore 

it was important to have him and 

Matic as the two sixes playing next

 to each other."