However, with United now out of the race for the Champions League, and with hopes of any European football next season dwindling, players may be less inclined to put their bodies on the line for no tangible reward and a head coach that could even be sacked at the end of the season.
The club’s busy medical staff, which has had to handle 64 separate cases of injury and illness already this campaign, would likely also take issue with players taking part in high-octane Premier League clashes if deemed unfit.
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Even though his job is on the line, Ten Hag is risking alienating himself from his playing squad and medical team with the Sun claiming he has called on United stars to be ‘more robust’ when it comes to making themselves available for selection in the four final games of the season.
He could be bolstered by the returns of Rashford and Lisandro Martinez, who have both featured in training this week, but the likes of Maguire, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw, Willy Kambwala, Tyrell Malacia, Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial will all likely remain sidelined.
Ten Hag previously noted after reaching 100 games in charge of United that he had won 61 of them and was proud of that record, insisting that few would be able to better that tally with so many injuries factored in.
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