Ten Hag on Maguire and Shaw, competition for places and VAR

  • Author, Simon Stone
  • Role, Chief football news reporter

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has spoken to the media before his side's final Premier League game of the season at Brighton on Sunday (16:00 BST kick-off).

Here are the main lines from his news conference:

  • On the potential for Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw to play in the FA Cup final against Manchester City next weekend: "There is a fair chance Harry Maguire will be available. Luke is more complicated. He has less of a chance but has a very small one. He had a setback, now we have to find out how bad it is."
  • On whether he knows why his side have had so many injuries this season: "I know but I don鈥檛 share. It鈥檚 not important. We can鈥檛 change things. That is the future and across the summer, not for now."
  • On the competition for places created by the form of Amad Diallo and Sofyan Amrabat: "They have progressed across the season. They deserved their chance and took it. That鈥檚 a problem which is good. It is what I need and was waiting for all season. It鈥檚 a luxury problem. You need competition to win games."
  • On facing Brighton: "It鈥檚 a difficult style of play. I admire it. It鈥檚 a real challenge so it's up to us to get the right plan and the right execution."
  • On the prospect of ditching VAR: "I don鈥檛 think there is a way back. In principle, it makes football more fair, but there are some problems. We have to find the solutions to these problems and make improvements."