Ten Hag on injuries and Manchester Utd form ahead of Newcastle

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Ten Hag on injuries and Manchester Utd form ahead of Newcastle   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.

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