Under-fire Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United are still a work in progress and must improve their goal-scoring ability if they are to overcome their shaky start to the season.
A topsy-turvy start to the Dutchman’s third season in command continued on Wednesday night, with Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace followed by a dismal 1-1 draw with FC Twente. Christian Eriksen scored a thundering opener before giving up an equaliser as United failed to defeat the bottom-ranked team they will face in the new Europa League group round.
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Ten Hag’s team had 18 attempts against Twente compared to 15 at Selhurst Park, emphasizing the need for a killer instinct ahead of Tottenham’s visit on Sunday. When asked about the team’s current issue, the manager stated, “Not scoring goals, not scoring goals enough. That’s the problem, the key area. We have to score more goals as a team. I think we have players across the team who have the ability to score.” Reported by Mirror News.
The previous week has been quite the decline, given that they returned from the international break with a 3-0 win against promoted Southampton and a 7-0 Carabao Cup victory over Barnsley. Those are United’s only three victories in eight matches across all competitions following a summer in which Ineos made some smart-looking additions and strengthened structure.
“I think you have to assess the situation,” Ten Hag remarked of his team’s inconsistency. “We are still working, and we are progressing. We need to sign players. We also decided to sign relatively young athletes. We believe in talents like Rasmus Hojlund last year, Joshua Zirkzee this year, and Leny Yoro for the future. We have.
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