Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has, on Sunday, provided an explanation for Marcel Sabitzer dropping out of the club’s latest starting line-up at the last minute.
United, of course, were back in action earlier this evening.
After seeing top-4 rivals Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur drop points on Saturday, the Red Devils made the trip to the City Ground, hopeful of taking advantage courtesy of a victory over relegation-battling Nottingham Forest.
And, when all was said and done, this is precisely what Ten Hag and co. went on to do.
Wide-man Antony proved himself the star of the show, opening the scoring from close range just beyond the half-hour mark, before laying on Diogo Dalot’s result-clinching 2nd fifteen minutes from time:
GOAL! Nottingham Forest 0-2 Man Utd
Diogo Dalot scores his first Premier League goal for the club 🔴 pic.twitter.com/0nxAbrtIqV
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 16, 2023
As alluded to above, though, one member of Manchester United’s squad who played no part in their eventual triumph on Sunday comes in the form of Marcel Sabitzer.
Speaking to the media in Nottingham, it therefore came as little surprise when the subject of his last-minute midfield switch-up was put to the Red Devils’ headmaster.
And Ten Hag went on to reveal that Sabitzer picked up a fitness problem during the warm-up for the clash, with medical tests scheduled for Monday to ascertain the extent of the issue.
Ten Hag. ‘Sabitzer came off in the warm up, he felt something. We decided not to take the risk, we will find out tomorrow what it is. But when you have Eriksen on the bench, it is definitely not a disadvantage.’ #MUFC
— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) April 16, 2023
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