Erik ten Hag won respect of Man Utd flops after joining them in gruelling 14K run

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Erik ten Hag reportedly won the respect of the Manchester United dressing room after joining the squad on a gruelling 14K run as punishment for their horror showing at Brentford.The Dutchman, 52, fumed from the stands as United were torn apart in the capital last weekend with the Bees banging in four goals without reply before half-time.

A second defeat of the new Premier League season left the Red Devils bottom of the table and Ten Hag was enraged by a lack of commitment from his team.In their west London massacre, Brentford outran Man Utd by 13.8kilometres and the three-time Eredivisie champion laid down the law by cancelling their scheduled time off and commanded they made up the difference the following day.READ MORE: Erik ten Hag hung up savage pundit quotes and woeful stats at Man Utd to galvanise flopsAccording to The Sun, several first-team stars were initially angry at the strict punishment but their discontent soon evaporated when they realised Ten Hag was also taking part in the long-distance run.The former Ajax boss was keen to impart the message that everyone was responsible for the poor showing and the classy move is understood to have won the respect of the United squad - though the 52-year-old did struggle to complete the 8.5-mile circuit.HAVE YOUR SAY!

Was Ten Hag right to make his side run 13.8k the day after a game? Let us know in the comments section.Yet, Ten Hag's team-building exercise clearly had an impact in their next fixture with Man Utd dismantling arch-rivals Liverpool on Monday evening (August 22).