Erik ten Hag reveals Manchester United injury crisis not as bad as first feared for Liverpool clash
Erik ten Hag has eased the fears of Manchester United fans by revealing that both Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford will be available for their clash against Liverpool.
Although, the Red Devils are set to be without Harry Maguire after the defender hobbled out of the 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
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Fans feared United would be totally depleted with Shaw nursing a hamstring injury, while Rashford has been ruled out recently due to illness.
But Ten Hag had a positive update to share regarding both players.
He said: "Luke Shaw trained this morning, so we think he's available for Sunday. Marcus Rashford (is available)."
Meanwhile, Ten Hag revealed that while Maguire will miss the trip to Anfield, his injury is not serious.
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The Dutchman added: "Harry (Maguire) will not be available for coming games, but don't think he is a long-term (issue)."
Among the other players set to miss the trip to Anfield through injury are Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen, Victor Lindelof and Mason Mount.
Jaden Sancho also remains banished from the first team.
And if the injury list was not stressful enough, ten Hag's position is thought to be under pressure ahead of the trip to Liverpool.
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The Manchester United manager led the club into the history books this week for all the wrong reasons as they set the record for the most goals conceded (15) by a Premier League team in a Champions League group stage.
Their 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich in their final group game piled on the misery, just days after they suffered a first ever loss at Old Trafford to Bournemouth, who put three goals past them.
But ten Hag brushed off concerns that he could be on borrowed time with the Red Devils.
He said: "No, there's no concern because I'm here to win and I have to make the team play better.
"If you play good - even then, I say good is not good enough - so now we are inconsistent, so I have to work on whether the team is called to play in the moment for longer periods in a high level."
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