“Anthony Martial and Victor Lindelöf will be out for the game against Brentford. The squad situation is ‘still the same”.
On the fitness matches: “I don’t like them being behind-closed-doors but it was behind and we needed all the players to get the minutes in the legs. Of course, it’s best to get that in the league, but we have a squad and we need the squad”.
On two fit players in each role: “We need double positions and of course they can also show their capabilities to me and to the team, and get to the right fitness levels and work hard. That’s the most important thing”.
On Ronaldo: “He is available to start at Brentford. So he had a good training week, I thought he played a little bit longer than half an hour, he’s had two half games and for the starting XI we will see tomorrow. My decision, I keep it”.
Rashford: “He’s really important, you have seen from the first day I’m here, I’m really happy with him, I don’t want to lose him, he’s definitely in our plans”.
On Brighton defeat: “What I always do after every game: I analyse the game, what went well, what went wrong, where can we improve, what do we have to improve, how we can train and we tell the players and show them how to improve to get solutions”.
On the pressure: “I know there is always pressure, I have the experience, how it is, I know we have to win every game, I know the fans, I know everyone expects MUFC to win every game, we have to deal with that and all I can do is prepare the team as well as I can this weekend”.
On Brentford: “Every game is hard. Really good [team], same as last week, Brighton, they have a team and coach long together and a good structure. We have to win”.
Ten Hag asked if he’s on the same page with the board with transfer targets: “Yes.”