Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has warned of more injuries to top soccer players because of a growing number of games on their schedule.

The best players have been overloaded due to a packed fixture calendar leaving them prone to injury, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said ahead of the Old Trafford side's Europa League opener against his boyhood club Twente on Wednesday.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has warned of more injuries to top soccer players because of a growing number of games on their schedule. Manchester City midfielder Rodri limped out of Sunday’s English Premier League clash with Arsenal because of a knee injury.

Erik ten Hag has warned the increasing number of fixtures will leave top players facing an "almost unavoidable" risk of injury, as Manchester United head into their opening game of the new-look Europa League.

Erik ten Hag has warned packed schedules make injuries inevitable for overloaded players as Manchester United gear up for their Europa League opener in the revamped format.