Erik ten Hag may have hinted at who will be allowed to leave Manchester United this summer

19.02.2023 - 10:45 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

A manager’s trust in his players can often be measured very easily - minutes on the pitch. Bruno Fernandes tops this season’s chart for Manchester United with over 3,000 minutes.

David de Gea is 30 minutes away from reaching the milestone himself while Marcus Rashford will have clocked the figure by this time next week.

Martinez at fourth with 2,300 minutes shows how much he is valued by Erik ten Hag while Christian Eriksen’s spot in fifth (2,270 minutes) depicts how much United rue his long-term ankle injury. READ MORE: Manchester United injury latest Casemiro would have surpassed him and possibly even Martinez but for his three-game suspension for his red card against Crystal Palace.

Look down the list and stop at 17th place. Cristiano Ronaldo left nearly four months ago after clocking up 1,050 minutes for Ten Hag this season.

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