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Erik ten Hag names four players who'll get Man Utd out of current crisis

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Updated 11:54 11 Nov 2023 GMTPublished 11:52 11 Nov 2023 GMT

Erik ten Hag names four players who'll get Man Utd out of current crisis

Manchester United have endured a poor start to the season, but Erik ten Hag has named four players he is trusting to lead a revival.

Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has identified the four players he is counting on to pull his side out of their current crisis.

United have endured their worst start to a season in over 60 years. Wednesday's 4-3 defeat to FC Copenhagen left the Red Devils bottom of their Champions League group after four games, while five losses in 11 Premier League outings has left them down in eighth in the table.

United are far from down and out in either competition, but Ten Hag has called on four of his senior players to rally the troops and set an example for their teammates to follow.

"We have such characters who can do it [turn things around]," Ten Hag said on Friday. "I will mention Andre Onana, Harry [Maguire], Scott McTominay, who in such moments show leadership.

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United have struggled away from home under Erik ten Hag. (Image
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"And Bruno [Fernandes], of course. We have enough players with character and personality to step up and lead the team.

"But it’s also on others to step up. Casemiro and Licha [Lisandro] Martinez are not there, so others have to fill in.

"I think we can step up, but the injuries don’t help us. So often you have to swap the back four and then you don’t get the routine. In such moments, it’s so important to have routines."

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Last weekend United snatched a 1-0 win at Fulham thanks to a late Bruno Fernandes goal.

Ten Hag will be hoping his side can take the confidence gained from that result into Saturday's home clash with Luton, but after the Premier League newcomers held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw last weekend, he knows it won't be easy.

"I think they have had some more good performances and results, so we are fully aware of that," he said.

"We have to be 100 per cent fully focused on it in the game to win that game."

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images

Topics: Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag, Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, Scott Mctominay, Andre Onana, Premier League, Champions League, Luton Town

Alex Brotherton
Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton is a journalist at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He can often be found watching dreadful non-league football.

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