WHAT A LOAD OF NONSENSE

Erik denies he is running his United stars into ground

ERIK TEN HAG has told his Manchester United players they must be tough enough to withstand the rigours of the Premier League as he denied he trains them too hard.

Their push for a Champions League place has been sabotaged by more than 50 separate injuries this season.

One reason put forward for United's chronic injury list, which includes Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelof, Tyrell Malacia, Anthony Martial and Altay Bayindir, is the intensity of training under ten Hag.

But the Dutchman rejected the claim and said: "No, we don't train too hard. We need to be fit.

"With the standards in this league, you need to be fit - otherwise you can't match the standards required of you in a game.