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Manchester United have been dealt a caller wounded rustle aft Mason Mount pulled retired of Sunday’s conflict pinch Arsenal and Luke Shaw suffered a setback successful his recovery.
Mount has only made 7 appearances aft 4 months retired pinch a calf injury, but he was wounded successful training connected Thursday. Shaw hasn’t played since February, though Ten Hag is still assured nan England defender will play again complete nan remaining 4 games of nan season.
‘Luke had a setback successful his process but location is still hope,’ said nan United boss. ‘Yesterday Mason Mount fell retired of training, truthful he will not beryllium disposable for Sunday. It's very unfortunate, very unlucky. It is simply a awesome (of nan season).’
Asked if he regrets not trying to motion Declan Rice alternatively than Mount, who has had an injury-hit play since signing from Chelsea for £60million successful nan summer, Ten Hag said: ‘He (Rice) is simply a very bully subordinate and would person fitted here. But I’m not unhappy pinch Mason. I americium very happy pinch him, he is simply a very robust player. In nan past 4 seasons he only had a mini rumor astatine nan extremity of his Chelsea career. He ever played. It’s really bad luck and we person really missed him crossed nan season.’
There was immoderate amended news for Ten Hag aft Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay returned to training up of nan Arsenal game. The United leader confirmed that Lisandro Martinez besides wants to play aft recovering from a calf wounded but is being held back.
Mason Mount will miss Manchester United's important conflict pinch Arsenal this weekend
Erik 10 Hag confirmed that Luke Shaw had suffered a setback successful his betterment from injury
‘Yesterday Licha came to maine and wants to play connected Sunday against Arsenal but he's not ready,’ added Ten Hag. ‘He is hopeless to play, he misses it truthful overmuch and nan squad misses him. He wants to play but he had 3 injuries crossed nan season. Now he is almost there, wounded free, but now he has to get backmost into squad training.
‘I will ne'er bet pinch a player, never. It's astir them, their futures, it's astir important astir their careers. The nine is nan astir important but nan safety, wellness of nan subordinate is simply a precocious level.
‘Players are fighting to beryllium available, they each try. This morning, Bruno was connected nan transportation and Scott McTominay was backmost connected nan pitch. Rashford trained this greeting arsenic well. We person to spot really he has recovered from this. Hopefully he makes nan training tomorrow and past he's fresh for Sunday.’
Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay were some backmost connected nan training transportation connected Friday
Ten Hag insisted that he will group retired a squad to hit Arsenal and won’t beryllium influenced by nan FA Cup last against Manchester City connected May 25.
‘We spell successful each crippled to win, not hole for nan adjacent game,’ he added. ‘Of people it's successful nan backmost of my mind, but nan squad is eager to triumph and we take nan champion squad for Sunday to triumph that game. I don’t return large risks pinch players now to triumph connected Sunday pinch nan consequence they driblet retired again, but it’s not truthful different than a normal business if you didn’t person nan Cup Final.’
