Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag admits their injury crisis is hurting them.
United face Bayern Munich in their Champions League opener with 12 senior players absent.
Ten Hag said, "One thing is true: from the start of last season I don't think I ever started with, in my opinion, the best starting XI. There was always injuries. We always got results apart from the period that we are in now. I have experienced it in the past and managed it.
"You have to deal with it. I like these situations because you have to handle it and know what to do, and that is focusing on the process.
"The doctors are dealing with the problems. First of all, injuries always come in top football because we are living on the edge. Of course we analyse why things happen, but we also have to deal with the effects. We have to get the best out of it [the situation]. We need to make the next step, intergrating Rasmus Hojlund and Sergio Reguilon."