During his press conference, the boss was quizzed on whether he would look for replacements for Christian Eriksen, after the midfielder sustained an ankle injury against Reading that will keep him out until April or May.
Although indicating that he felt he had the cover in midfield to cope, Erik did also speak with club media in a separate interview, and was asked by MUTV's Mark Sullivan if he expected any moves before the window closes at 23:00 GMT.
"You never know," Ten Hag replied. "So, in this moment, we are short [for time] before [the window closes].