Ten Hag on injuries and Manchester Utd form ahead of Newcastle
Carrington training centre, Manchester, UK
Carrington training centre, Manchester, UK
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00:00 Hi, Eric. Standard question, are you going to have anyone back for this game?
00:05 Yeah, very good question.
00:07 Yeah, Licia Martinez.
00:12 I think he will return in the squad.
00:15 He did now some sessions with us and we plan to be available when this afternoon everything is going right.
00:25 In the training he will return in the squad and then for some other players we have to see
00:31 Resford, Bruno, Billy, Kambala, if they are fit enough.
00:37 We heard in the last hour that Raphael Varane will be leaving at the end of his contract this summer.
00:43 Will he play again for United? Will we see him in the United shirt again?
00:46 We plan him, definitely, for the last games. Not tomorrow, but we hope for Sunday and then of course for the last game.
00:57 Rasmus Holyland had a difficult start to his Manchester United career and then he scored a load of goals,
01:07 got injured and he doesn't seem the same player since he came back.
01:12 He has had three injuries this season, but still he scored 14 goals this season.
01:25 I think that's a very good record for a young player.
01:28 Also, when we decided to go for him, we talked about earlier that we buy a player for this season,
01:39 but also for the future. He has to develop, he has to progress and he needs time.
01:47 Sometimes it's going up and down. Also, before winter, he struggled to get his first goal in the Premier League.
01:55 But there you see he's a very strong character. Sometimes you have downs, but I'm sure he will fight his way.
02:02 He's very eager for every match, so he can be there. Also, in every match, to return his form.
02:12 I'm quite confident that he's close.
02:15 We've asked these questions before, but has he been asked to do too much?
02:20 Maybe did you make a mistake in thinking that Martial would take a lot of responsibility away from him this season?
02:30 Last season, we had a goal scorer with 30, so we added one extra striker to our squad.
02:40 Also, from financial resources, more wasn't possible.
02:44 We were quite confident when you are 30 in the league, you are in two finals and you win one final.
02:52 If you then add one extra striker, I think in your transfer policy, you do right.
02:59 Eric, there's been reports today that Bruno Fernandes is contemplating his future,
03:05 and that maybe the FA Cup final could be his last game in the club.
03:08 What's your reaction to that?
03:10 It's the same question as last week, so I answered it.
03:16 So I asked the same answer.
03:19 Do you have any concerns, though, and do you have ongoing conversations?
03:23 Can you sum up the importance that Bruno has to this club moving forward?
03:27 I think that is clear.
03:31 Also now, but I think in all the years he was, he was a tremendous, important player for Man Utd,
03:40 creating the most chances across the whole Premier League.
03:44 So many assists, so many goals, that is clear.
03:48 He's a very important player for us.
03:50 Eric, how important in your mind is this match against Newcastle for you, for the club, for the future?
03:56 Being in Europe, everything combined, there's a lot of factors that are obviously focused on this game.
04:02 Yeah, it's clear. It's a very important game.
04:07 Look at the ranking.
04:09 So, yeah, it's very important to get the win.
04:15 We have to put everything in it to get the win, and we have to fight hard for it.
04:21 Eric, the mood is low among supporters at the moment.
04:27 You've just said that tomorrow is an important game.
04:29 What do you want from Manchester United fans tomorrow?
04:32 It's what they did in the last games.
04:37 I think the impellers were so magnificent, they were brilliant.
04:43 So you said the mood is low.
04:47 Maybe the expectations are lower.
04:49 But the mood, I don't want to say, I don't feel that the mood, that the vibe they create is lower.
04:57 They make a lot of noise, and they're backing the team, and impellers, and also last Sunday.