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The goalkeeper has missed the last two games of his team and may be missing against Schalke Saturday
Niko Kovac hinted that Manuel Neuer would not play for Bayern Munich before their draw against Liverpool in the Champions League.
The Bayern captain has missed Bayern's last two games because of a hand injury and is unlikely to face the former Schalke club in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Bayern lost 3-1 to Bayer Leverkusen last weekend without its number one goalkeeper and conceded two more goals in an overtime win at Hertha Berlin in the DFB-Pokal midweek.
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But Kovac will not put Neuer in form before Bayern's trip to Anfield on February 19, Thomas Muller already removed from the first leg by a suspension.
"The last decision is always with the player," Kovac told reporters. "We talked together [before the Hertha game] and he said: not yet. And probably not for the game tomorrow.
"We will wait to see how this develops and we do not use it until Manuel says he is fine."
"I can not say exactly how [the injury] past, we had a very intensive goalkeeper training.
"Our doctors, our staff and [club doctor] Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt takes care of him. "
Bayern could also go without Arjen Robben after the veteran winger would have broken down at the training this week.
"Arjen wants to be 100% pain free to achieve his best performance, which he is not at the moment," added Kovac.
"We are working on it, making a prognosis does not make sense … Arjen is like a seismograph, he feels something right away, I'm really sorry."
"I really think Gladbach is part of the title race, their management is doing a great job and the team is unified, and they do not have any other competitions to worry about. which represents a considerable advantage for them. " #packmas #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/Ku7Z9UQQif
– FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) February 8, 2019
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The playmaker has been limited to six Bundesliga games and his future is uncertain. A two-year loan from Real Madrid must end at the end of the campaign.
"I've already said that James Rodriguez was an extraordinary player," Kovac said.
"We needed to relieve him a bit after his injury, but when he's fit, he plays like he did against Hertha: brilliantly! And that's the best argument for choosing him."
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