Erik Ten Hag Reveals Starting XI Plans For Rayo Vallecano Friendly At Old Trafford

Erik ten Hag has revealed his plans for Manchester United's starting team to face Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Following his team's narrow defeat to Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid, Ten Hag was asked about the game the following day at the Theatre of Dreams.

"The players who played today from the start will not come on tomorrow," he told MUTV.

"Tomorrow we will have a different starting eleven, but there are players who came on who could start tomorrow."

This could suggest that Christian Eriksen could feature from the beginning at Old Trafford.

His cameo in Norway showed his quality, as he came close to two assists with teasing balls.

Lisandro Martinez will also likely start the game after he was left on the bench against the La Liga giants on Saturday.

The pair joined up with United training at the beginning of the week.

With Harry Maguire playing on the right side throughout pre-season, Martinez will finally show United what they can be expecting of their left centre-back for the coming season.

Meanwhile, Ten Hag was also complimentary of the Denmark international following his appearance.

However, he also stressed that the forward men need to be finishing the chances that he created after a misfiring game up front.

"We know what he is able to do," he said on Eriksen after the game.

"I think with our front men, he’s able to give them in the right moment the right passes,

"So he will create chances and then it’s about finishing [them].”

With the season closing in, Ten Hag will be wondering whether the midfielder can slot into his team in the opening fixture against Brighton.

From what was seen in the cameo against Simeone's team, it is a good sign that he'll fit right in.

Alongside this, it was a successful behind-closed-doors game against Wrexham for the new no.14.

He scored a free-kick in a 4-1 victory against the National League team before heading to Oslo with the team to appear in front of the fans.