Sancho likely to feature v Reading & 2 more big stories you might've missed

Pellistri not heading out on loan

"We have our ideas, for some players we are open for loans but with some players they are not, because they are first, talented, they have to develop first in our environment," Ten Hag told reporters.

"Second, we have many games to cover and we need players to cover that. When you play 30 games in 10 days you need a lot of players. The way we put on Pellistri on Wednesday is already a signal."

Sancho could return v Reading

"He is improving, he is making steps, and we will make the decision [on when Sancho will return] after training," Ten Hag said.

"He's on the way back, he's making steps, he's back in team training, and we have to see when he's ready to go back into games."

Shaw doubtful for FA Cup clash

Ten Hag said: ''We have a good squad, we have depth in the squad, so we can cover things.

"Dalot is definitely out, and I think also Shaw [is] a question mark. We have to see after this training session, after this day, if he [Shaw] is available or not.