Rio Ferdinand suggested Erik ten Hag's substitutions led to Manchester United "relinquishing control" in the second half of their draw with Tottenham on Thursday night.
08.04.2023 - 15:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag blamed Manchester United's hectic schedule for Marcus Rashford's apparent groin injury that he sustained in their 2-0 Premier League win against Everton.
Rashford appeared to clutch his groin after he attempted to control a lofted pass from Christian Eriksen and he was forced off in the 81st minute.
The 25-year-old has not missed any of United's 29 Premier League games this season and has plundered 28 club goals this term. United's next highest scorer is Bruno Fernandes on 10.
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Rashford's injury did not appear to be linked to his withdrawal from the England squad last month when he sustained a knock in United's FA Cup quarter-final win over Fulham. The defeat of Everton was United's third fixture within a six-day period.
"I can't say in this moment, you are doctor, maybe?" Ten Hag said when asked for an update on the extent of the injury. "I am not. We have to wait, how bad or how good it is. Obviously he went off with a complaint, now we have to wait, set a diagnosis and we will see.
"Some things you can't avoid but it was avoidable. Why is the Premier League giving us the late Sunday night game (against Newcastle) and giving us the early Saturday game? I think it's not right.
"You run the risk, the players can't recover that quickly, we know all research that players need a certain period to recover and it accumulates. So then you run even more of a risk. It's also part of the schedule that we now find ourselves in this situation and now we can only pray he is not dropping off.
"Not any manager at this stage of the season will rotate so much. I know it's the toughest league of all the leagues we are in you need a squad to rotate to a certain point.
"But
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