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Manchester United produced knowledgeable efficiency of their second pre-season sport of the summer time tour, beating Lyon 1-0 by way of a superb Donny Van de Beek volley.
A complete report of the sport may be discovered right here, with Erik ten Hag suitably impressed by what his gamers exhibited in Edinburgh.
The supervisor, chatting with MUTV, recognized “a whole lot of positives” from the sport. He praised United for enjoying “on the entrance foot” and displaying dynamism and aggression all through the ninety minutes.
Complete modifications at half-time are frequent throughout friendlies with twenty-one gamers taking to the sector. Ten Hag was, nevertheless, notably impressed together with his second half crew, saying:
‘Within the second half we completely dominated the sport. Being of their half, staying of their half and there was some younger lads who made superb impressions.’
The supervisor reserved some criticism nevertheless, figuring out a continuation of the wastefulness in entrance of aim from final season. Ten Hag recognized “three huge possibilities” within the first half which he instructed his gamers:
“…you need to rating. That was our drawback final 12 months and we’ve got to grasp that and be extra ruthless.”
The intensifying pursuit of Rasmus Højlund suggests ten Hag believes exterior funding is required to attain this ruthlessness nevertheless.
The Dutchman reserved explicit reward for Jonny Evans who fulfilled the function of the prodigal son returning at present. Having rejoined United on a short-term contract, Evans donned the crimson shirt a full 2865 days after his remaining look in 2015.
Ten Hag recommended the Northern Irish worldwide’s second half efficiency, in addition to his management qualities, giving rise to the notion Evans’ contract might final past the summer time:
“You possibly can see that he’s a very positive character. His character, he’s a pacesetter. He understands soccer so it’s good to see him enjoying and he actually contributed to the great efficiency of the crew within the second half.”
The expertise in Edinburgh constituted, subsequently, a constructive day for Manchester United from quite a lot of views, with their supervisor aptly summarising the efficiency as “how we need to see our crew.”
