Erik ten Hag was asked how has conversations gone with Rashford about maybe he needs to transform his game in order to help Hojlund.
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Manchester United have made a below-par start to the new Premier League season. The Red Devils have lost three of their opening five games, leaving their supporters extremely frustrated. Hence, the fan base will be eagerly looking for a response in their next fixture. However, it will not be easy for the club, as they will be beginning their Champions League duty away to German giants Bayern Munich.
Add to it, Manchester United have plenty of injury concerns all over the pitch. Having lost their last two games, United will be keen to avoid a third successive defeat. To do that, they need their frontmen Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford to get it going up top. Manager Erik ten Hag was asked how has conversations gone with Rashford about maybe he needs to transform his game in order to help Hojlund. “Yes, absolutely. How can the two can benefit from each other,” replied ten Hag, quoted by the club’s website, during the pre-match press conference.
He added: “But, they have to know each other and that process just started. At the same time we need results and they go hand in hand. We learn from every training and from every game, and of course we reflect with the togetherness. We lead that, as coaching staff and also we have seen that Rasmus [Hojlund] and Rashy are talking about how they can benefit from each other. You can see that discuss and that the inter-action is happening on the pitch, it is going on. That is a good sign and I’m sure that connection – I think that connection is already there – but I think they will get the routines in.”
Erik ten Hag had made a name for himself in the Champions League during his Ajax days. The Dutch side were known for their giant-killing acts and the impressive style of play. When asked whether not able to replicate the same style of play at United is a concern, ten Hag replied, “One thing is true, from the start [of] last season I almost never started with the best, I would say, the best starting XI.”
He added: “There was always something, like an injury. But you have to deal with and we always got the results in, apart from the period we are in now. That is football and that will always play a part. I have the experience from this in the past, I have managed this in the past, it is now always going up. You have to deal with it and it’s also a situation I like as you have to handle it and we have to manage this. You must know what to do and this in focus on the process.”
Bayern Munich also had a mixed start to the season. They have not been able to hit their high standards yet. Asked about Bayern, ten Hag said, “I think they have very attractive players, very skilful. You can’t be unfocused for one second, one split second because of all of the individual class they have. But as you say, they also do sometimes leave spaces, but we have respect for them. We know Bayern in the Champions League, at home, especially in the group stages are very strong. We are really looking forward because we like a challenge and also we trust ourselves.”
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