{"id":279822,"date":"2024-05-06T12:36:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T11:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/?p=279822"},"modified":"2024-05-06T12:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T11:37:51","slug":"erik-ten-hag-has-called-up-toby-collyer-for-the-game-against-crystal-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/05\/06\/erik-ten-hag-has-called-up-toby-collyer-for-the-game-against-crystal-palace-279822\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag has called up Toby Collyer for the game against Crystal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--Article Start--><br \/>\nManchester United&#8217;s dire injury situation has forced manager Erik ten Hag to turn to the academy once again just before the Premier League game against Crystal Palace on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>It was revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/05\/05\/manchester-united-centre-back-harry-maguire-suffers-muscle-injury-during-training-279794\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Maguire sustained an injury<\/a> during training which will see him miss three weeks of action with the club hopeful that the former skipper will return in time for the FA Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>The defence has already been devastated by injury and for the last three games, the England international was being partnered by Casemiro at the heart of the backline.<\/p>\n<p>But with Maguire now out, the Dutch manager will need to get creative to try and find a solution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/gallery\/youngster-included-manchester-united-squad-29119920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Manchester Evening News<\/a> revealed that U21 star Toby Collyer has been called up to the matchday squad.<\/p>\n<h5>Toby Collyer called up<\/h5>\n<p>The 20-year-old was sat on the bench for three Premier League games and one FA Cup tie during the period between February and mid-March before returning to the reserves.<\/p>\n<p>Collyer has made 12 appearances for the reserves this season, playing all his games as the deep-lying playmaker and has one assist in those games.<\/p>\n<p>The defensive midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/05\/04\/academy-match-report-arsenal-u21s-6-2-manchester-united-u21s-279734\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">played for an hour against the rampaging Arsenal reserve side <\/a>on Friday who beat United in the PL2 playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>He was spotted at the Manchester Airport ahead of the squad flying down to London and the former Ajax coach could turn to Collyer in his hour of need.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toby Collyer included in Manchester United travelling squad for Crystal Palace clash <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mufc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a78j2jdJon\">https:\/\/t.co\/a78j2jdJon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ie2Nkor3da\">pic.twitter.com\/ie2Nkor3da<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Man United News (@ManUtdMEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtdMEN\/status\/1787435891796984032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The England U17 international has the experience of playing in that position during his time at Brighton&#8217;s academy and he is more experienced than U18 duo <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/05\/06\/louis-jackson-or-jack-kingdon-to-get-their-chance-to-shine-versus-crystal-palace-279809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louis Jackson and Jack Kingdon<\/a> who have been training with the first team recently due to the injury crisis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/05\/03\/team-news-ahead-of-man-uniteds-clash-vs-crystal-palace-as-erik-ten-hag-receives-major-boost-279701\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonny Evans recently returned to training<\/a> but whether he can start the game is a big doubt. He sustained an injury while trying to play through the pain barrier <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/04\/04\/raphael-varane-jonny-evans-both-suffer-injury-after-medical-team-passed-them-fit-for-chelsea-game-278461\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">against Chelsea<\/a> and the Red Devils will be eager to avoid a similar scenario considering the games coming up.<\/p>\n<h5>Never-ending injury list<\/h5>\n<p>The 20-time English league champions are without four senior centre-backs in Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof and now Maguire as well as young academy graduate <a href=\"https:\/\/thepeoplesperson.com\/2024\/04\/20\/erik-ten-hag-says-man-uniteds-injuries-are-something-not-normal-in-football-279132\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Willy Kambwala<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag could turn to Sofyan Amrabat or even one of his full-backs and it will be intriguing to see how the Red Devils approach the test against the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>United are currently languishing in eighth place in the Premier League and are in real danger of missing out on European football altogether for next season.<\/p>\n<p>This injury crisis and a failing medical department have not helped the manager&#8217;s cause at all as he stares at an exit should his team not finish the season strong.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Want to be the first to hear breaking Man United news? 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