Erik ten Hag has hailed Pep Guardiola as the best manager in the world but insists his Manchester United side won't back down from the challenge at the Etihad on derby day.
12.09.2022 - 19:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United were put through their paces by Erik ten Hag on Monday ahead of their Europa League clash against Sheriff Tiraspol.
United will be looking to bounce back after their opening defeat to Real Sociedad in Group E last week. Ten Hag's side lost to their La Liga opposition owing to a controversial penalty decision that cost the Reds at least a point.
It was not the best performance from United's squad this season, as Ten Hag hoped his rotated side would have put in a higher level of performance. There had been doubts over the match after the Premier League - and Football League - decided to postpone all games over the weekend after Queen Elizabeth II passed away, aged 96, on Thursday, at her Balmoral estate in Scotland.
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The club have confirmed that this week's game will definitely go ahead and that match arrangements will remain the same as already planned.
Ten Hag would have been eager to get back to the training pitch as quickly as possible after the defeat to Sociedad, and we've picked out the key moments from United's latest training session on Monday.
Youngsters on display
Charlie McNeill, Marc Jurado, Zidane Iqbal, Alejandro Garnacho and Omari Forson were all pictured training with the senior squad, as Ten Hag gave United's crop of talented youngsters the chance to impress in training.
Just how many minutes they will get against United's Moldovan opponents is still yet to be seem, but they are certainly getting their chance to show their manager what they can do.
Ten Hag and his coaching staff cast relaxed figures
If the defeat to Real Sociedad has annoyed the Dutchman, he certainly wasn't letting it show in
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