'Players can't deal any more with this overload'published at 13:47 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
Man Utd v Crystal Palace (15:00 BST)
Manchester United
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, speaking about his mounting injury list: "We already expanded the squad this season because we made the reason clear. We had a World Cup in the middle of the season, we had a longer season, we had to play a longer season as well, with FA Cup. A shorter break.
"Every time the schedule is expanding, the load on the players is too much, it's such a great overload. Many colleagues of mine have pointed to that and I have pointed to that as well. But it keeps going. We keep expanding the schedule.
"Anywhere, it won't stop. Players can't deal any more with this overload and I think that's what you say in this squad at the moment."