Erik ten Hag states he desires his Manchester United side to be ‘very proactive’ both with and without the ball.

The Dutchman is getting ready for his 3rd season as Red Devils manager however regardless of leading them to EFL Cup and FA Cup titles up until now and signing a brand-new agreement over the summertime, he’ll be under pressure after slipping to 8th in the Premier League in 2023/24.

United have actually had blended success in pre-season up until now, losing to both Rosenborg and Arsenal, while beating Rangers 2-0 and, most just recently, Real Betis 3-2.

Following the latter, which saw United play some amazing assaulting football however suffer lapses in defence, Ten Hag exposed he is dealing with making his side more ‘proactive’ on both sides of the ball.

“What we want to achieve is we want to be very proactive and very aggressive and it doesn’t matter if sometimes we are high [up the pitch] or sometimes in a lower block,” Ten Hag informed press reporters (by means of the Manchester United site).

“We have to be very aggressive and in order to get this we need to start the press at certain points and all be on one page. Then the intensity must convert to being with the ball and we must do this as a team.”

In the instant term, Ten Hag need to likewise handle the minutes of a team presently struggling with injuries, with the similarity Marcus Rashford, Leny Yoro, Rasmus Hojlund and Antony dealing with time out.

“This week everyone has to get more minutes in to come [up] to match fitness,” the previous Ajax manager stated. “Of course, the games will get tougher and I think on Saturday it will be a very good test when we face Liverpool. That is very good preparation for the new season.”