'They respected it' - The day Erik ten Hag took on player power at Manchester United and won the respect of the squad
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhen the Manchester United squad reported to Carrington on Sunday, August 14, 2022, on another baking hot summer's day, they were expecting the usual post-match recovery day.
Those players who had featured the previous day would generally be working inside, while the squad members who didn't feature would do a demanding session aimed at getting the intensity of a match into their legs.
But on this day, it would be different. Erik ten Hag's tenure in charge of the club is two games old but it already feels like it is on a precipice.
Both games have been lost and the afternoon before United were 4-0 down at Brentford after 35 minutes. It is the low point in a year stacked full of dismal days to follow this football club and "you're not fit to wear the shirt" rains down from the away end.
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