In the midst of wranglings about a proposed new deal with Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer maintains he has no beef with Eric Bailly.
Bailly is relocating to England after testing positive for Covid-19 while on international duty with the Ivory Coast, and he is nearing the end of his contract with United.
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The 27-year-old has only appeared 15 times for United this season, and his agents are at odds with the club about their contract extension plans.
United is nervous about Bailly's brittleness, which has limited him to only 100 appearances in nearly five years, and he currently ranks third in the central defensive pecking order behind Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof.
United is looking for a new center-back, with Real Madrid's Raphael Varane and Villarreal's Pau Torres already on their radar.
If he gets another negative result, Bailly may be back in the squad to face Burnley on Sunday.
"Eric has been isolating himself back in Ivory Coast," Solskjaer explained.
"He has returned.
I'm hoping he'll be open this weekend.
Hopefully, he'll be able to practice tomorrow to see how he feels.
He had a test today, and he is still negative.
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"Eric has performed admirably as he has appeared.
I'm aware that there has been some speculation.
We're discussing his deal with him.
"I don't see any problems with him."
Despite being in the Europa League semi-finals, United has performed admirably against three of the Champions League semi-finalists this season.
United defeated Manchester City in the Premier League, drew twice with Chelsea, and defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the group stage at the Parc des Princes.
PSG defeated United at Old Trafford as Solskjaer's team required just a point from their final two games to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage.
Failure to do so resulted in relegation to the Europa League, United's last possible hope at winning a trophy this season.
"But as you sit back and watch the match, you see how good you've done versus these teams, and you realize we're not a million miles away.
It all comes down to continuity.
"It's also the little things that go against you, the fine lines that go against you, and we would have loved to have been in the group stage.
I thought we'd done plenty at one point, but we couldn't get it over the finish line.
"Now it's about changing again, drawing strength from our positive performances against them and learning from our poor performances and outcomes."
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