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Erik ten Hag gave Diogo Dalot a 30-second lecture rather than celebrate first goal vs Leicester

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Published 10:33 20 Feb 2023 GMT

Erik ten Hag gave Diogo Dalot a 30-second lecture rather than celebrate first goal vs Leicester

Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for Manchester United in their clash against Leicester, but Ten Hag didn't exactly celebrate the goal.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Manchester United fans are loving Erik ten Hag's reaction to their opening goal against Leicester.

After a nervy start to the Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon, where David de Gea pulled off two superb saves to deny Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho, in-form striker Marcus Rashford gave United the lead with a well-taken finish.

Moments later and the England international closed his eyes and pointed to his temple – a celebration that has become all too familiar in recent months.

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But while that was happening, United boss Ten Hag decided against celebrating the goal. Instead, he called Diogo Dalot over to the Old Trafford touchline for a 30-second chat about what appeared to be positioning and in-game tactics.

Image credit: Twitter/@planetfaz
Image credit: Twitter/@planetfaz

As you can see in the footage below, Ten Hag delivers the instructions to Dalot in the immediate aftermath of Rashford's opener, and fans praised the United manager for his desire to improve, no matter what.

One commented on the clip, saying: "Ole would have been watching a 14 inch tablet," while another said: "That’s a manager who’s focused. He wasn’t even celebrating the goal. Ten Hag is good."

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A third wrote: "He's never satisfied."

A fourth added: "He never gets carried away. He’s always tweaking systems, wanting his players to improve. Proper manager."

United would go on to secure all three points against Brendan Rodgers' side, with Rashford scoring his brace before a rejuvenated Jadon Sancho completed the scoring on the hour mark.

Dalot, meanwhile, has been superb since Ten Hag's arrival in the summer. Back in November, the Portuguese defender opened up on the Dutchman's influence on his own game this season.

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"The confidence that he's given to me shows the work I've been doing as well," Dalot told United's official website. "I've been trying to give it back to him, the confidence that he's been giving me since the beginning of the season.

"With him, we have a lot of space for improvement and he's a manager that demands a lot from the players.

"This is the way I like to work, so I think it's a good match and it just brings me more responsibility to keep improving and being a better player. I've just tried to be fit [playing every game], doing what I can to recover well between games.

"I know this is a big, big season and a long season, with the schedule, there are a lot of games to cover and I just try to be on the best fitness level to help the team."

Thoughts on Ten Hag's man management style?

Let us know in the comments.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/@planetfaz

Topics: Diogo Dalot, Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag, Premier League, Leicester City

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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