Erik ten Hag has lashed out at the ever-expanding football schedule while admitting his Manchester United players are at breaking point.
The Dutchman has called for footballers to have less fixtures and longer breaks as he manages an injury crisis at Old Trafford. Speaking ahead of their Premier League clash against Crystal Palace, Ten Hag discussed the load on his players.
He said: "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, then Nations League games. A shorter break.
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"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.
"Players can't deal any more with this overload and that's what you see in this squad at the moment."
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United have lost three of their six Premier League matches so far and were beaten 4-3 by Bayern Munich in their Champions League opener.
Currently sidelined are Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia, Sergio Reguilon and Amad Diallo Traore with Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay both suffering from illness.
Jadon Sancho has also been suspended from first-team action and made to train on his own following a disagreement, with Antony again training with the team.
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The upcoming schedule includes five matches in October and four games in the opening 11 days of November before the international break.
Bruno Fernandes played the most times for United last season of any current squad member with 58 appearances.
The 29-year-old has made another seven outings so far this season, which could be 16 in just 42 days time.
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