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Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag says new signing Rasmus Hojlund is near health, however not shut sufficient to play any half this weekend.
Talking on the pre-match press convention forward of tomorrow’s Premier League tie in opposition to Nottingham Forest, the boss confirmed:
“Not for tomorrow. It’s close to. Right now is the primary time he got here into crew coaching so subsequent week I count on him to do a full week.
“He’s very close to to creating the squad.”
Ten Hag was additionally requested about one other ahead, Mason Greenwood, and whether or not he had needed the participant again after his suspension resulting from legal proceedings.
“Look, we’re not the place we need to be with our crew, I’ve a whole lot of work and a whole lot of concentrate on my crew, so I concentrate on the gamers who can be found,” he mentioned.
“I solely have statements about our efficiency, our squad, the place we’ve to enhance as a result of it’s clear, we’ve to enhance. I’ve to place each effort in to get the crew to carry out.”
The supervisor additionally responded to questions in regards to the accidents to Luke Shaw and Mason Mount.
“That’s the scenario, it’s regular, prime soccer, you bought to the bounds, accidents arising, all the time disappointing however you need to take care of it and assemble a squad. And take care of it,” he remarked.
“We will’t try this [put a timescale], it’s private today, they are going to be for some interval absent the place Luke will likely be longer than Mason.”
A query was additionally requested about how lengthy it could be earlier than Shaw’s understudy Tyrell Malacia could be out there.
“May also take a couple of weeks earlier than he will likely be again,” the supervisor replied.
“Positively, we’ve the options in our squad to deal with that. We thought earlier than the season about this situation, it may occur, you hope to keep away from. But when it occurs you need to be prepared for it.”
Requested if he’s completely happy together with his midfield, the boss mentioned:
“You all the time must analyse clinically and that evaluation just isn’t proper, it was in regards to the again and the entrance, not in regards to the midfield [against Spurs].
“That’s the reason we have been open. I mentioned that straight after the sport.”
Casemiro’s health was additionally a problem put to the boss throughout the presser.
“For those who see the numbers, you see he’s absolutely match. I’ve no doubts they will do it. After 35 minutes in opposition to Spurs he didn’t do it anymore and we have been first throughout the rank of health.”
Ten Hag refused to be drawn on Eric Bailly‘s future, saying “If we’ve any information, we’ll talk it instantly, however since we don’t, we can’t say something about it.”
