Erik ten Hag could have prevented Anthony Martial's injury

Manchester United had activity in the last few days in which different conclusions were drawn, the strikers started to be a good complement, between Marcus Rashford who is fully trusted by Erik ten Hag, and Martial who recovered from his injury and scored two goals in the Manchester derby.

Erik ten Hag knew that this had to be taken in his stride, although he wanted to give his two strikers a little rest, he used them as substitutes for the Europa League match in Cyprus against Omonia, at half time he brought on Rashford who scored the equaliser, and his teammate Martial came on minutes later to score the winner, before Marcus Rashford's second goal.

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The excitement was evident for Erik ten Hag who wanted to improvise a line-up with the two players who had returned from their respective injuries, and who had had a lot of activity in a few days, two players recently released from the injured list who were involved in three games in a week. They started the match against Everton in a crucial game.

In training prior to the start of the match, French striker Anthony Martial showed signs of discomfort in his hip, even had movements that were captured in different media, Erik ten Hag's decision was to keep him, he wanted to use him despite showing obvious discomfort in his body, the player would assist in the play of the tie, and after 28 minutes he would ask for the substitution.

Erik ten Hag did not change his mind and kept Martial in the starting eleven

The injury could have been avoided for the player who has a tendency to get injured too often, but there was no response in time to make a last minute change, reports have not given an approximate time out, and it was painful to see him leave the game and go straight to the dressing room.