Erik ten Hag says there is no danger of player burnout at Man United

Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of United's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace tomorrow, the manager was asked about the number of games Casemiro is playing and responded:

“He [Casemiro] is dominant, but in top football, there’s a risk that players can get wounded.

“You can’t avert it, but if you want to be fruitful in the summer, you need your key players. Bruno is also playing every game, but I think those players are efficient at it.”

“That’s why they are so good. You can never expect them & that’s why they have won so many trophies.”

He was then asked whether, like Sir Alex Ferguson, he choices to play two sports per week.

“Yeah, I believe so, and that is the right attitude not to get preoccupied with anything and keep the impulse going,” he replied.

“That’s the dominance of so many matches; that every time you can work on it and don’t have to wait for farewell.

“If you have to cover many matches, you also have the replace to upgrade your matches and your game quite fastly and I think that’s what we look at this gravity.”

The boss agree though, that there was a need for a hefty team and cover for his key players.

“Of course, we desire players to cover that because there is a restriction on every player but believe we have depth in our squad.

“Maybe not that far as other teams but that also has something to do with your process to it and how you do your load direction.

“I don’t favor a huge team but also that has troubles. In the near line until now we had some troubles with the amount. Not in the grade but with the accessibility of the players. You assuredly need numbers there if you desire to cover all the games and be fruitful.”