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Man Utd fans think 'Erik ten Hag ball' has officially arrived and the footage is remarkable

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Updated 09:59 16 Sep 2022 GMT+1Published 09:27 16 Sep 2022 GMT+1

Man Utd fans think 'Erik ten Hag ball' has officially arrived and the footage is remarkable

United ran out 2-0 winners in Moldova.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

Manchester United fans believe 'Erik ten Hag ball' is finally coming together after an incredible bit of play in Thursday's 2-0 win over Sheriff Tiraspol.

The Red Devils won their first Europa League game of the season out in Moldova thanks to first half goals from Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo.

It was a professional performance from United for the most part, but the build-up for Sancho's opener caught everyone's eye on social media.

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Starting with left-back Tyrell Malacia, the away side made 12 passes before Sancho slotted past goalkeeper Maksym Koval. Check it out below.

What's noticeable is how efficient United are with the ball when moving it across the pitch. It's one touch stuff, something that was lacking at times last season.

The final move is a piece of brilliance from Christian Eriksen too, who lifts the ball into Sancho's path beautifully.

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Supporters are trying to not get too carried away online but they think ten Hag's vision is starting to take form.

One person commented: "Broooo, we couldn't string 5 passes without losing the ball last season."

Another said: "Ronaldo drawing four defenders to give Sancho space is not spoken about."

A third tweeted: "Eriksen and Antony are perfect for this system."

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While someone added: "Love this. Ten Hag is gonna have us cooking soon."

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Sancho's goal was his third of the season already, after scoring just five in his debut campaign.

The 22-year-old was left out of Gareth Southgate's England squad earlier on Thursday and he's not played for the national team in 11 months.

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United doubled their lead six minutes before the break thanks to Ronaldo's penalty and he celebrated in trademark fashion.

A confident second half followed and United managed to keep their third clean sheet in five games.

"I think for me the second half was better than the first half because we created chances a lot better," ten Hag explained in his post-match interview.

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"After the 15th minute, we dictated the game and created many chances.

"We can also be proud we kept a clean sheet which is also very good. We didn't give them a chance and that was because in possession we did well to keep the ball."

United return to action on October 2 against bitter rivals Manchester City.

SPORTbible Stories is the brand-new podcast from the SPORT team at LADbible. The first episode features a chat with former Burnley manager Sean Dyche as he opens up on his departure from Turf Moor, what the future holds and the amazing story of the spin wheel for fines while in charge of the Clarets. You can watch the first episode here.

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Topics: Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag

Daniel Marland
Daniel Marland

Daniel is a social editor for SPORTbible after moving from the writing team. Nearly scored past Stormzy at Old Trafford once.

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