Erik ten Hag & Noussair Mazraoui's Pre-Match Press Conference | United vs FC Twente

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Laurie Whitwell

Ten Hag asked if Shaw will be back by October internationals: "I think it is probably but can't say 100 per cent sure. The plan is to be back before. But it can be a short while after."

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Erik ten Hag Europa League press conference: "Twente brought me a lot, I was put through their academy, so for me great deal of history there. Of all the teams Twente I follow the most. I watch as a fan, not as an analyst, it's a different way of watching their games."

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Ten Hag on facing Twente: "I would have preferred to play against someone else, it's not nice to have to hurt something you love."

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Ten Hag on Europa: "There are more roads to achieve the targets you want. Most difficult probably. That is in the end a knock-out stage, but we don't look too far ahead. We have to go game by game. It's a target + it's a road we want to go." #MUFC

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Ten Hag: "There are too many games, it's clear, for the top players, overloaded, not good for football, maybe good for commercial but there is a limit, players getting injured is almost unavoidable."

Rotate? "I did this on Saturday."

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Simon Stone

Erik ten Hag on fixture congestion: "The top players are overloaded. There is a limit. Maybe it is good for commercial."https://x.com/sistoney67/status/1838524192217522215

Chris Wheeler

Ten Hag on playing his boyhood club FC Twente in the Europa League: 'I would have preferred to play against somebody else. It's not nice to have to hurt something you love.'

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'Twente has brought me a lot. I was put through their academy, I was part of the first youth team when the youth competition was started up again after many years. So for me there is a great deal of history there.'

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'Of all the teams, Twente is the team I follow the most. I watch them as a fan, as a supporter, not as an analyst. It's a different way of watching their games.'

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Ten Hag says no additions to the squad that drew at Crystal Palace but he hopes Luke Shaw will return before the international break last month

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Ten Hag on more EL games this season. 'There are too many games, it’s clear, too many competitions. The top players are overloaded and that is not good for football. It might be good for commercial but there is a limit. Players getting injured is unavoidable.'

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'As a club alone we can’t change this. It’s about clubs and players and coaches. We have to work on this to improve the game and find the right balance. We are professional and revenues have to come, but we have to balance it out.'

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Ten Hag on row with Redknapp over Rashford's omission at Palace: 'I didn’t understand the criticism. People are not entitled to bring speculation. If I give an explanation they have to trust my words. That is not right.'

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Ten Hag on facing FC Twente