Manchester United captain Harry Maguire believes Ten Hag has brought “energy” and “positive vibes” to the club.
Ten Hag has been impressive in the way he’s taken hold of the situation and squad at United, with an impressive pre-season seeming like just a trailer of what’s to come in this campaign.
The Dutchman led the Red Devils for his first competitive managerial game against Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday and speaking before the game, Maguire believed the team is in perfect condition to make a great start to the season.
"It's been really good, obviously a fresh start after last season," the United captain told Sky Sports News' Vicky Gomersall.
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"Ten Hag has brought a lot of energy, a lot of positive vibes and the lads have bought into it really well up to now.
"It was only pre-season but we're fit and ready to go. We're looking forward to the season."
Ten Hag’s approach and game style has been evident in the small number of games United have played under his coaching style.
The Dutchman has also been seen multiple times demanding more dedication and effort from his team in the training sessions shown by the club on social media.
Maguire knows Ten Hag will demand a major improvement on United’s position from last season when the club recorded their lowest points tally in the Premier League era.
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"This club's all about winning trophies. From where we were last season we've got to look at huge improvement," Maguire said.
"Last year was nowhere near acceptable for this club. We got knocked out of cups early, we didn't give our fans anything to look forward to.
"We've got to make sure we're in these competitions for large parts of the season and come March time we're still playing in these major competitions and major games.
"Last season, in the last two or three months, we were playing Saturday, Saturday, Saturday and this club is not used to that and shouldn't be doing that.
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"We were out of every cup and didn't perform well in the league. We've got to look for a major improvement in performances and give our fans something to be excited about.
"You can always find excuses in everyday life and we've just got to look at ourselves. As individuals, we didn't perform well enough and the team ultimately didn't perform well enough collectively.", Maguire concluded.
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Despite an opening day defeat to Brighton, Maguire and the Manchester United squad will want to get back on track against Brentford on Saturday.
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