Manchester United has initiated an internal investigation into the significant number of injuries plaguing the club this season.
Under-pressure manager Ten Hag has faced challenges fielding his strongest line-up due to a series of injury setbacks throughout the campaign.
The situation worsened recently with defenders Martinez and Lindelof sidelined for a month due to calf and hamstring injuries respectively, joining Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia on the injury list.
When questioned about the high number of injuries, Ten Hag stated on Wednesday, "We have an idea but we will work on that internally and deal with it."
He expressed concern over the lack of defensive options, saying, "There are no more issues, we don't need any! In the front line and midfield we are okay and we have options there, but in the back line we have a lack of options. The good thing is that Rapha Varane and Jonny Evans are in training this afternoon. Yesterday Harry Maguire was back in training."
Ten Hag attributed United's injury woes to the intense schedule and highlighted that other Premier League teams have faced similar challenges.
"You can't prevent it, it's not only us who've had this," he added. "The standards of the Premier League from an intensity perspective are so high, the overload of the schedule, international football is so huge, and we have internationals in our squad. Man City, Liverpool, and Newcastle have problems, as do many other teams. We don't train because we recover, then you go up to the next game."
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