Gary Neville Interview Man Utd M Erik Ten Hag: Harry Kane, Rasmus Hojlund And Man Utd’s Styles Of Play

Ten Hag is nearing the end of his second season with the club, which has had its ups and downs both on and off the pitch.

There have been rumors of player disagreements, changes in ownership and hierarchy, as well as some lackluster performances and dismal results.

Manchester United have struggled with a slew of injuries, particularly at centre-back and left-back, as Ten Hag points out in his interview with former Manchester United defender Neville.

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Ten Hag discusses this and much more with Neville before facing Crystal Palace on Monday, live on Sky Sports.

Ten Hag: You cannot compare different players like Kane and Hojlund

“This club can only have outstanding players because the expectations are so high. Manchester United is the biggest, or maybe second or third, biggest club in the world, the highest fanbase so expectations will always be there.

“Everyone has an opinion about Manchester United and it can only be outstanding players.

“That’s players who have all the skillset, that is the physical and especially the mental skillset they need to perform and contribute because we have to win every game. There’s an expectation around every game from us so you can only fulfil that expectation when you have those outstanding players.

“But in the last decade and in this period, we couldn’t always get the players we wanted. But then you have to build and you have to accept that you get talent in instead of players who already proved it in the past.

“We have had some choices made with talents like Rasmus Hojlund. I can see a striker who already proved it, who we want to sign and we couldn’t get him. And then we went to Rasmus because he’s a talent.”

When asked if he meant Harry Kane: “Yes, and you know Harry Kane will get you 30 goals. I think Rasmus will get there, but he needs time. It’s not fair to assess him the same as Harry Kane. I would never compare two players because they are very different.

“But with Hojlund, I think we had the biggest potential in the striker position last summer and we are very happy with him. But he also needs time to adapt and we are very pleased he showed his assets in scoring goals.