"Players can't deal anymore with this overload"
The Dutchman was speaking on the day his defender Lisandro Martinez was ruled out until the end of the year, bringing the total number of Red Devils' injury absentees to eight.
But Ten Hag is not the only Premier League manager having to deal with a lengthy casualty list just six weeks into the new season.
According to PremierInjuries.com, the 20 Premier League sides currently have a combined 112 players out injured.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, Arsenal's Mikel Arteta and Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino have all had their say on the issue, while Burnley's Vincent Kompany feels he may have come up with a solution.