Erik ten Hag is furious with the Premier League for scheduling the Everton game early on Saturday

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‘this is not true!

By Joe Bernstein for The Mail on Sun 16:48 08 Apr 2023 Updated at 23:00 08 Apr 2023

Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 in the English Premier League match on Saturday, and the only cloud for coach Eric ten Hag’s team was the injury of the in-form Marcus Rashford. Ten Hag criticized the ‘avoidable’ congestion in United’s schedule this season.

Eric ten Hag has been affected by the Premier League table after star striker Marcus Rashford was knocked out in Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Everton.

Rashford will undergo a scan after feeling discomfort in his groin area and Ten Hag responded by asking why United had been given a lunch date on Saturday after they were due to face Newcastle as a televised game last Sunday night – making it three games in less than six days with a match. Winning against Brentford is sandwiched between them.

United have played 49 games this season and have another 16 in the Europa League and FA Cup. Rashford has already appeared in 52 matches for club and country.

After initially being told on television that Rashford’s prospects “didn’t look right”, Ten Hag said the club now faced an anxious wait.

I can not say. “I’m not a doctor,” said the United manager. ‘We have to wait how bad or what is good.’ Obviously, he came out with a complaint. We’ll have to wait for it to be diagnosed and then we can see.

Marcus Rashford was forced off the pitch with a thigh injury when Man United beat Everton, Erik ten Hag has slammed the Premier League for ‘unnecessarily’ crowding into United’s schedule.

Ten Hag admitted he had considered taking Rashford on before walking away gingerly to the dressing room after 81 minutes but wanted to see him partner Anthony Martial, who has just returned from injury.

Instead he launched an attack on the administrators to put players like Rashford in danger.

Some things you can’t avoid but could have been avoided. Why did the Premier League give us the late Sunday night game and the early Saturday game. “I think that’s not true,” he said.

You risk players not being able to recover quickly. All the science and research tells you that players need a certain amount of time to recover.

The Red Devils beat Everton 2-0 thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay

If it’s game after game, it stacks up.

We now find ourselves in this situation and now we can only pray he (Rashford) doesn’t dangle.

No manager at this point in the season will rotate very often. The schedule didn’t have to be set like that and from a sporting point of view, we want freshness.

Martial is back to score off the bench and could be important if Rashford is left out. “Now we have to keep him in shape and he has to keep himself in shape,” Ten Hag said. “It could be clinical.”

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