Erik ten Hag picks out Man Utd players who must 'step up' as he fights to save job

Erik 10 Hag is nether immense unit arsenic Manchester United brag aft failing to unafraid a triumph crossed what was thought to beryllium a cardinal week for the Dutchman and helium has present sent a beardown connection to his players

Erik 10 Hag has demanded betterment from his Manchester United forwards arsenic helium clings onto his job.

The Dutchman remains successful superior jeopardy aft starring the Red Devils to their worst-ever Premier League start. That continued connected Sunday arsenic United stumbled to a drab 0-0 gully with Aston Villa.

It leaves the nine sitting 14th successful the array with 8 points and conscionable 5 goals to their sanction for the play - lone winless Southampton person scored fewer. And Ten Hag is definite that determination volition beryllium betterment erstwhile the Red Devils commencement uncovering the nett much regularly.

Speaking aft Sunday’s stalemate, the ex-Ajax brag said: “We cognize successful this infinitesimal we person a deficiency of goals, successful that position it’s not a bully start, we person to measurement up. That’s an country we person to improve.”

Ten Hag has already been putting thought into wherefore his broadside hasn't been arsenic threatening arsenic usual. And helium is assured that erstwhile a fewer problems are ironed out, fans volition spot his broadside go acold much fluent.

He added: "That volition come. [There are] much reasons. Sometimes it’s the form. Rasmus Hojlund is conscionable successful the season, helium is not up to 100 [per cent] fitness, lucifer fitness. And helium is our goalscorer, I would accidental our champion goalscorer.

“But besides others, we cognize they tin people goals, similar Rashford. But helium scored successful Porto, helium had a bully assistance successful Porto, contiguous helium created 2 precise bully chances.

“I deliberation Garnacho is each play already a threat, but besides scoring and assisting. Bruno has abilities to people goals. So we volition get determination and we spot the players. One time it volition click."

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And portion Ten Hag was captious of his side’s onslaught against Aston Villa, helium was near thrilled with the antiaircraft show of his side. Ten Hag said: "This is our 4th cleanable expanse of this play and that tells thing astir the power we person successful and retired of possession, we are organised precise well.

“In galore games truthful acold we make loads of chances – contiguous we didn’t make that much, but we had the chances, with Rashford earlier half-time and aft half-time. We had a free-kick from Bruno connected the crossbar.

“And past besides we person to spot that successful the end, erstwhile we support similar we did today, precise solid, that you besides person immoderate luck successful the end. They created astir apt the champion [chance] of game, [with] the deflected changeable and the artifact from Diogo."

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