Manchester United boss Eric Ten Hag has praised "immense" Raphael Varane and says Harry Maguire will not play just because he is captain.
Instead, Varane partnered Lisandro Martinez in the heart of defence.
"His profile, his stature or what he won already in the past shows he can really contribute to this team," Ten Hag said of France defender Varane.
"For the team there's competition and we need that. We have to cover so many games and we can do that in several constructions and we can see from game to game what we need."
The Dutch coach added: "We have options and [with] Varane his stature is immense.