People have to trust me over Rashford - Ten Hag

Manchester United head Erik 10 Hag says he has to beryllium "trusted" complete his reasons for dropping Marcus Rashford to nan chair for Saturday's 0-0 tie pinch Crystal Palace.

Prior to nan lucifer Ten Hag said nan England guardant was returning to his champion shape after taking power of his career, scoring 3 times successful 2 games.

But nan Dutchman past unexpectedly near Rashford retired successful favour of Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo, pinch nan 26-year-old replacing Joshua Zirkzee aft an hour.

Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp claimed "there's evidently thing that’s happened" for Ten Hag to time off Rashford out.

That mentation was rejected arsenic "crazy" aft nan game, pinch Ten Hag saying he was conscionable rotating his squad, adding: "As a personification you are not OK erstwhile you bring specified speculation if you don't cognize what's going on."

Earlier this week connected nan Rest is Football podcast, big Gary Lineker and erstwhile England striker Alan Shearer also questioned Ten Hag's decision., external

Asked astir nan furore astir Rashford, earlier Ten Hag’s side's opening Europa League crippled against his boyhood nine FC Twente, he said connected Tuesday: "I didn't understand nan criticism. People are not entitled to bring speculation.

"If I springiness an mentation they person to spot my words. If they don't, that's not right."

Ten Hag says nan accrued shot schedule will overload players and make injuries "unavoidable".

Like nan Champions League, nan Europa League has besides been expanded this play from 32 to 36 teams, resulting successful 2 other matches anterior to nan knockout stage.

"There are excessively galore games. It's clear. Too galore competitions," said Ten Hag.

"For nan apical players, they are overloaded and this is not bully for football. It's possibly bully for commercialized but location is simply a limit.

"It's almost unavoidable that players get injured because of nan overload from truthful galore games."

The Manchester United leader says left-back Luke Shaw whitethorn not return until aft October's world break, aft initially hoping he would return this month.

The 29-year-old, who has not played a competitory crippled since nan Euro 2024 last successful July, is recovering from a calf injury.

"I deliberation it's astir apt [before nan world break] but I can't opportunity I'm 100% sure," Ten Hag said. "It tin besides beryllium soon aft nan break."