Erik ten Hag wanted to make Man Utd players run 13.8 kilometres during extra training session today

The Dutch manager was left 'horrified' by Saturday's performance at the Gtech Community Stadium, according to reports, and after the game, he made it clear to his players that they had let everyone associated with the club down.

Four first-half goals from Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee and Bryan Mbuemo gifted Thomas Frank's side with a memorable 4-0 win.

"It’s quite clear," he told beIN Sports. "It’s rubbish. It’s poor and we need higher standards than that.

"I can bring up several things but that looks like excuses. And that is not there in the top we have to deliver and we didn’t do."

Stats suggest Thomas Frank's side ran a total of 109.4km during the game, while United covered 95.6km – a distance that Ten Hag clearly feels is unacceptable.

The Dutchman doesn't care for past achievements and medal hauls, either. Instead, his team selection will only be affected by how players are performing in training sessions in the build-up to games.

Last month, Ten Hag showcased his ruthless nature in training during the club's pre-season tour of Australia.

In a clip that went viral on social media, the 52-year-old was seen screaming at his players and at one point, he ripped into youngster Zidane Iqbal for failing to follow instructions.

"Keep the ball on the floor! Zidane! Hey! Keep the ball on the floor," shouted Ten Hag. "F*****g rubbish!"

Thoughts on the reports that Ten Hag wanted his team to run 13.8 kilometres [8.5 miles] during their extra training session on Sunday?

Let us know in the comments.