United fans thought it was over but he never gave up and will debut today

It was heartbreak and tears for United fans and the backroom staff when their colossus picked up an injury during the game against top-six rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the one-all draw at full-time. The fans bite their fingernails while his teammate tried to console him.

It was an injury that ruled him out of all the remaining United games before the World Cup started, which fans would not get to see him in their famous color till after the Mundial. Ten Hag was most affected by it as forced him to go back to the drawing board for a new center-back pairing.

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For Raphael Varane, the injury came at the worst time possible, just a few weeks before the greatest football competition in the World, the FIFA World Cup. He was forced to focus solely on recuperating and hoping to be back before France named their World Cup team.

Varane made it just in time for the Mundial, and also go his spot on the team list for Qatar with the defending champions. Varane played a vital role in France's victory at the last tournament in Russia that saw them crowned as the World champions.

IS VARANE FIT TO PLAY AGAIN?

Raphael Varane was careful not to rush his recovery and fitness as well for France's World Cup opener against Serbia and sit out the entire game on the bench as the Les Bleus cruised to a 4-1 win. Varane is now set to start France's next game against Denmark today, as they look to seal their qualification to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Should France win, they'll be the first team to qualify from the group stage.