Erik ten Hag believes he may have won up to three-quarters of his first 100 matches at Manchester United were it not for a punishing injury list that he said no team could cope with.
The Dutchman, who has struggled in his second season at Old Trafford, suffered a painful 3-1 defeat at rivals Manchester City last week as he brought up a century of matches in charge.
Ten Hag had to field a patched-up team against the Premier League champions and United will again be without a host of first-team players for Saturday's clash with relegation-threatened Everton.
Marcus Rashford and Jonny Evans have been passed fit after coming off in the Manchester derby but Omari Forson has joined the injury list.
Ten Hag won the League Cup in his first campaign and led the side to third in the Premier League but this season they are sixth, 11 points off fourth-placed Aston Villa with 11 games to go.
Defeat in next weekend's FA Cup quarterfinal against Liverpool would end United's last remaining chance of silverware.
Erik ten Hag has now managed 100 games at Man United:
✅ 61 wins