Zirkzee, who joined the club from Bologna in July, was granted an extended summer break due to his international endeavours with the Netherlands at Euro 2024.
He recently returned to Carrington ahead of the new season and Ten Hag was quizzed on how our new no.11 is progressing in his efforts on the training pitch.
Speaking to MUTV's Zarah Connolly, Erik explained that the 23-year-old could perhaps be in contention to feature at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
"Yeah I think he can [feature], he is really hungry to do this because he is looking forward and he is also very excited to be coming into the Premier League," replied Ten Hag.