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Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag explains plan for Marcus Rashford and three others vs Sevilla
Erik ten Hag spoke ahead of Manchester United's Europa League tie with Sevilla.
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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag revealed that he has four players returning from injury and available for their Europa League trip to Sevilla on Thursday - including Marcus Rashford. The Red Devils will be hoping to get the better of the Spanish side in Seville, having given away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 through own goals by Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire in the first leg.
Ten Hag will be without star man Bruno Fernandes for the trip, as his yellow card at Old Trafford ensured that he would be suspended for the return fixture. However, both Rashford and Luke Shaw were spotted in training on Wednesday and travelled with the squad to Spain.
Marcel Sabitzer withdrew from the starting lineup at short notice against Nottingham Forest due to injury, as Scott McTominay, Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane all stayed behind in Manchester to continue recovering from their injuries amid somewhat of an injury crisis for Ten Hag.
After an initial delay to Ten Hag's press conference as United's flight landed later than expected, he revealed that Rashford, Shaw, Malacia and Sabitzer are available for the game. "Available [the returning players] because that's why they're in the aeroplane but I'll take my decisions tomorrow," Ten Hag said. "We will make the decision. He [Rashford] had one training session with the team but he had some individual sessions before.
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"It’s clear. It's about two legs. I think we played quite well for 60 mins and the last 30 mins we dropped a level. It’s not acceptable and we know that. You get punished."
David De Gea is expected to continue in goal as he aims to keep Sevilla at bay, as he is closing in on a new contract and was praised by his United boss. "Stopping goals - that is the main job for a goalkeeper," Ten Hag added.
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"Everyone has their own particular style. Nowadays, in possession, it has become more and more important at top levels. But at the end of the day it is about stopping goals; shots; crosses; one-on-ones. I think David is a complete goalkeeper."
Despite being unable to get the better of Sevilla in the first leg despite holding a two-goal lead, Ten Hag is confident of advancing through to the next round and believes that his side can use the Spanish crowd to their advantage.
"You have to use motivation as a tool and control it," Ten Hag added. "The timing of that is important. In big games especially, you have to know how to use it. We need to focus on the game and play the best game we can. Our organisation all over the pitch is quite good. We need to do better attacking. I am confident that we can score goals tomorrow."