Erik ten Hag does not confirm whether Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount will feature against Crystal Palace

Erik ten Hag would not be drawn on whether Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund will take part in Manchester United’s trip to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the game, the boss said “it’s very good news they are back in the pitch. They are back in team training, we have to decide whether they are fit enough to start [on Saturday] but it is very pleasing they are fit and back in the squad.

“We have so many games in this block to cover, so very very happy. We have to make the final call, they did a couple of training, we have to see how they recover and tomorrow they will make the final call.”

On being careful with injuries, he added:

“In top football you always go to boundaries. It’s not avoidable but when you have a full squad available then it’s easier to manage the load when you are in circumstances like last season and there is a need to play, we have to overload them. We hope we can integrate them in a very careful way.”

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