Ten Hag is dealing with the injury of one of Man Utd’s best midfielders.
Erik ten Hag has criticized Andy Caroll for his crunching tackle on Christian Eriksen that led to his ankle injury.
Eriksen limped off Man Utd’s 3-1 win over Reading in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Later on, tests revealed the midfielder would need to stay sidelined for up to three months, dealing a massive blow to Ten Hag’s squad.
Speaking about Eriksen’s injury, Ten Hag said on Wednesday: “I’m disappointed about that. I think football has to set limits, restrictions, that protect the players. What football wants is the best players to be available on the pitch.
“This is a tackle – and the two tackles after it – that don’t belong on the football pitch, because there is a high risk of injuring your colleague. So it’s worse and I’m left wondering about that.
“I’m also wondering more, when we were at Crystal Palace, when there was an elbow on Lisandro Martinez. I don’t believe there was even a whistle for a free-kick and I’m wondering about such things, because it’s a risk of injury for the player.”
Eriksen’s injury convinced Man Utd to make a deadline-day move for Bayern Munich’s Marcel Sabitzer.
The Austrian midfielder could make his debut under Ten Hag when the Red Devils take on Nottingham Forest in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final clash.
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