Manchester United press conference: When Erik ten Hag will speak ahead of Real Sociedad clash

Erik ten Hag will speak to the media ahead of Manchester United's Europa League clash against Real Sociedad.

The press conference is due to take place at 11:45am on Wednesday, with Erik ten Hag due to field a number of questions relating to the Europa League campaign, who will start and the sides recent form.

The press conference will be able to view free on Manchester United's Official App, and all quotes will be available real time on the UtdDistrict Twitter timeline.

Diogo Dalot will join Erik ten Hag for the conference.

What will be asked?

Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro

Casemiro recently signed for Manchester United for a fee of around £60 million from Real Madrid, but is yet to start a match due to Erik ten Hag being unwilling to change a midfield that has won four matches in a row.

However, as the introduction of the Europa League sees the squad regularly playing two matches a week until the end of November, there is due to be a lot of rotation and many want to know if Casemiro will finally be seen in the starting XI.

Another name who people are curious to see start is Cristiano Ronaldo, who has not started for the Red Devils since the side's 4-0 loss to Brentford in August. He has, however, made substitute appearances in every fixture since, and due to the expected rotation, could be in line to start against Sociedad on Thursday evening.

Europa League ambitions

Despite the Europa League not being Europe's premier footballing competition, it is certainly a route back into the famed Champions League, and Erik ten Hag will no doubt be looking to win the competition to both get a trophy under his belt and to bring Champions League back to Old Trafford next season.

The Europa League is in fact the last trophy that the club won, back in 2017 under Jose Mourinho, and is the most recent final the club has been in, in 2021 against Villarreal.

It is likely Erik ten Hag will answer by saying they must first focus on winning the group before they can turn their attention to winning the competition, however it will no doubt be an ambition on the Dutch managers list to end up ultimate victors in the competition.

Manchester United's recent form

Erik ten Hag's men recently defeated Arsenal 3-1, who currently sit top of the Premier League, and it will have been a huge confidence boost to the side.

Antony celebrates his first goal in Manchester United colours against Arsenal. (Man Utd)

The victory made it four wins in a row in the Premier League after the first two ended in embarrassing defeats, and Ten Hag will likely be asked about if he can feel a visible lift in the side's spirits since.

Marcus Rashford

A player who has been on poor form for a while now, Marcus Rashford seems to be getting back to the form fans are more used to seeing from the English forward.

The Arsenal fixture, which saw him score two against the London outfit, was much more a display of old from Rashford, running in behind and beyond the defence to score two.

The press could ask about how Ten Hag sees his future XI panning out after the introduction of Antony into the squad, as Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Antony are all quality choices.