Man Utd news: Erik ten Hag sends message to Jose Mourinho after Rasmus Hojlund admission

Erik 10 Hag, boosted by Manchester United's play triumph against Brentford, believes that things are connected the up arsenic helium prepares for travel to Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce

Jose Mourinho has the imaginable of this week inflicting much symptom connected 1 of his past employers erstwhile Manchester United sojourn Fenerbahce connected Thursday evening.

Yet Erik Ten Hag has been boosted by United’s comeback triumph against Brentford connected Saturday day pursuing a fortnight of speculation astir his occupation security.

And with Rasmus Hojlund, helped by adjunct manager Ruud van Nistelrooy's finishing advice, scoring astatine Old Trafford things are opening to look a small brighter for United.

Here are the large stories from successful and astir Old Trafford implicit the past 24 hours.

Mourinho verdict

Erik 10 Hag has described Jose Mourinho arsenic “an example” for different managers to travel earlier Manchester United ’s Europa League travel to Fenerbahce connected Thursday night.

And the nether unit United boss, successful jovial temper aft being presented with an grant by the Football Writers’ Association pursuing past season’s FA Cup win, admitted: “It's a large crippled for some of us.”

Former United brag Mourinho has led Fenerbahce to 4th spot successful the Turkish league, contempt being defeated by biggest rivals Galatasaray past month, and they person taken 4 points from their opening 2 European games.

But Ten Hag is afloat of admiration.

Ruud influence

Rasmus Hojlund has hailed the power of Ruud van Nistelrooy aft harnessing immoderate of the Dutchman’s finishing prowess.

The erstwhile Atalanta striker scored his 2nd extremity of the play successful the weekend’s comeback triumph against Brentford. Hojlund netted with a superb spot to implicit the turnaround aft Alejandro Garnacho’s equaliser.

The Dane’s onslaught was a decorativeness surely befitting of Van Nistelrooy astatine his peak. And Hojlund has been afloat of praise for his caller manager since his instrumentality to Old Trafford.

And Hojlund explained much here.

Shearer warning

Alan Shearer has warned Erik 10 Hag that his Manchester United broadside indispensable support up bully results oregon hazard being heavy scrutinised further.

Shearer – who memorably didn't clasp backmost successful a tense interrogation with Ten Hag conscionable aft United had won the FA Cup backmost successful May – has warned that disapproval of Ten Hag volition proceed unless the Red Devils support connected improving and getting results.

“They did really, truly good yesterday, but you’ve got to support that up,” Shearer admitted aft United's Brentford triumph connected The Rest is Football podcast.

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