Soccer-Man Utd boss Ten Hag says season schedule tests players' limits


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Manchester United Training - Trafford Training Centre, Manchester, Britain - November 7, 2023 Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag during training Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo

(Reuters) - Manchester United's rising tally of injuries this season and the Premier League club's busy run of fixtures ahead have left manager Erik ten Hag lamenting that the top-level football schedule has gone beyond what players can handle.

Denmark duo Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund added to United's injury problems over the international break, with Lisandro Martinez and Casemiro already among long-term absentees.

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