ERIK TEN HAG is waiting impatiently to learn how severely damaged Rasmus Hojlund is.
Twenty-one-year-old striker left Manchester United’s 2-1 loss to Arsenal in Los Angeles this morning in the first half.
Hojlund had just scored a tenth-minute opener before falling wounded five minutes later.
Before he hobbled down the tunnel at the SoFi Stadium, the £72million star seemed to mouth that it was his hamstring.
Rasmus Hojlund limped off for Man Utd after scoring against ArsenalCredit: Rex
Erik ten Hag is trying to remain ‘positive’ despite the potential blow
“We are not the only team with so many injuries. Across the Premier League, many teams with a lot of injuries.
“We were not even the worst. What we had was bad luck, we had them all in the end of the season.
“The pressure on players is so immense and this season it’s getting even worse because of the new format in Europe.”
Leny Yoro, 18, then signed new United, and twenty minutes later followed.
The £52 million arriving from Lille last week seems to have an ankle ailment.
Manager Ten Hag said: “Of course it is too soon and we have to wait over 24 hours; then, hopefully, we will know more.
“We were particularly cautious since Leny just attended half of the sessions.
Still, let us be optimistic and observe what results.
Ten Hag will be praying the injury jinx that struck United last season not resurfaced already.
The club reported 66 distinct player injury or illness incidences.
And that greatly helped to explain their poor eighth-placed Premier League performance.
Ten Hag has been looking for reasons the Red Devils appeared to be struck so forcefully.
Ahead of Arsenal’s encounter, he worried that the volume of games scheduled with an extended Europa League could lead to issues once more.
He said: “The fixture list; the players’ load is really heavy.
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