The Hag surprised the world: Arsenal avoid injuries! We only played one game with a full squad

Manchester United have been plagued by numerous injuries in a season full of games. Erik ten Hag complained in a press conference and mentioned Arsenal’s supposedly healthy squad. He was far from the truth anyway.

Manchester United’s last two league rounds have not gone well. First, they fell at Liverpool’s ground high and shamefully 0: 7, then, also due to Casemiro’s red card, they only drew at home with the last Southampton 0: 0.

In addition, Brazilian Casemiro received a four-match penalty for his tackle on Carlos Alcaraz. It was the second red card for him since his summer transfer from Real Madrid, the first time he saw it for unsportsmanlike conduct against Crystal Palace.

“The home game against Manchester City was the only one this season when I had a full squad. In all the other games we have missed someone because of cards, injuries or illness. So we have to work with that and of course we are confident,” said ten Hag at a press conference ahead of Thursday’s game against Betis Sevilla.

The truth is that the Red Devils are pushing the boot in midfield. Christian Eriksen is unavailable for a long time, Donny van de Beek has been injured since the start of the season. So the coaches have to rely on the foursome of Bruno Fernandes, Fred, Scott McTominay, Marcel Sabitzer.

To add to the problems, young winger Alejandro Garancho was injured against Southampton. So the Hag poked fun at the press conference that other Premier League sides are not having similar bad luck.

“Arsenal, for example, usually have almost the entire roster available,” the Dutch coach continued.

This comparison, however, did not go down well with the Hag. For one thing, Arsenal, at least before the winter reinforcements, had a much narrower squad than United, with Mikel Arteta often the only substitute in the offensive line.

At the same time, the Gunners injury watch list has also been plagued. Number one striker Gabriel Jesus has been missing for three months, England international Emile Smith-Rowe for almost half a year, and the brief absence of Thomas Partey has also shown.

Source: Premier League