Coming out of a defeat against Newcastle (1-0) ending a good series of 3 victories in a row in the Premier League, Manchester United got back in the direction of travel against Chelsea. Fallers of the Blues (2-1) thanks in particular to a double from Scott McTominay, the Red Devils thus demoted their opponents of the evening by eight lengths while getting closer to the top 4. A great way for Erik ten Hag to send a message to his leaders, he who is announced to be in the hot seat due to his team’s mixed start to the season.
If he remains convinced of being the man for the job, claiming to receive the support of his locker room contrary to what has circulated in the British press in recent days, the Dutch coach also spoke about the next market transfers. As such, the former Ajax technician is not expecting new recruits and prefers to concentrate on his current squad. “I don’t think we will recruit players. And if that’s the case, United’s approach should be that if you can improve your team, then you should. What we expect from each player is to give their best.”, expressed the Batavian at a press conference. What about departures? To be continued.
