Victor Lindelof was introduced late on in midfield but Erik ten Hag was satisfied with Marcel Sabitzer’s full debut, even if the Austria international was understandably feeling the effects of a draining encounter after his last club start came in November, for Bayern Munich against Internazionale.
“Nothing happened when we brought on Victor in the last minutes of the game,” said the manager to beIN SPORTS. “But I think Marcel Sabitzer did a decent job and played a good game and the reason we took him off is because he didn’t play since a while 90 minutes. In training, he seems like a fit guy.
“But if you have to come into a Premier League game, especially when you have to play Leeds United, as a team with the most intensity in the game, it is normal you are a little bit tired.”
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