Man Utd flops forced to run telltale distance in extra training after Brentford debacle

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Erik ten Hag reportedly made his Manchester United flops run 8.5 miles (13.8km) in training after hearing Brentford outran his players by that distance.The Dutchman's side was dismantled in every department by the Bees who ran out 4-0 winners at the Gtech Community Stadium.

After the humiliation, Ten Hag ripped into his players, questioning their commitment and hunger, in comparison to their opponents.Goals from Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee, and Bryan Mbeumo wrapped up a historic three points for Brentford before half-time.

And a furious and perhaps shellshocked Ten Hag ensured his players would not forget their failure, cancelling their day off and forcing them to run the same distance as the Brentford players.Read More: Erik ten Hag 'likes everybody to run' but Man Utd embarrassed by Brentford statThe ex-Ajax manager is believed to have made his players run around 8.5 miles in their extra training session.

As a team, United only ran 95.6km in comparison to their more energetic counterparts Brentford, who accumulated 109.4km in distance ran.It's a jarring and sobering wake up call for Ten Hag, who is still desperately looking to bring in more reinforcements at Old Trafford.