Erik ten Hag urged his Manchester United players to take more control of the ball in the second-half of their Europa League win over Real Betis.
03.03.2023 - 19:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp praised Christian Eriksen, Casemiro and Marcus Rashford ahead of his side's meeting with Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.
All three stars have played a key role in United's success under Erik ten Hag this season. Both Eriksen and Casemiro were brought to the club by Ten Hag during his first summer as United boss and they've been instrumental in strengthening an area of the squad that was evidently in need of reinforcements.
Meanwhile, Rashford endured the most difficult spell of his career to date last season, with a combination of injuries and a loss of form seeing him notch just five goals throughout the 2021/22 campaign. The England international has been rejuvenated by the arrival of Ten Hag and has already surpassed the best single-season tally of his career, with his strike in the Carabao Cup final seeing him break the 25-goal barrier in all competitions.
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While Klopp admitted during his pre-match press conference that it was "impossible" for him to be pleased with the progress United have made - as you would expect - he admitted they deserved to be battling at the top of the Premier League table and praised Eriksen, Casemiro and Rashford.
“They deserve it, they deserve to be where they are," he told reporters in his pre-match press conference (via the Liverpool Echo). "They won the points and play good football. It’s not where we are this year but we were there the last few years and want to go there again. 100 per cent.
“Apart from that I couldn’t be less interested in what they are doing. I just respect what they do. Then we analyse it. We have an analysis meeting, we go through it and we will
Erik ten Hag urged his Manchester United players to take more control of the ball in the second-half of their Europa League win over Real Betis.
Manchester United have one foot in the Europa League quarter-finals ahead of their second-leg clash with Real Betis tomorrow night.
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Marcus Rashford said it was "nonsense" to claim Manchester United players gave up during the record-equalling defeat by Liverpool at Anfield, but admitted they suffered from a lack of organisation in the second half.
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Liverpool attacker Cody Gakpo has admitted he is excited to face Manchester United when the two sides meet at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool ought to be “aggressive” against Manchester United, admitting the visitors are “absolutely in form”.
Stefan Bajcetic insists 'there was nobody else' on his mind once Liverpool approached him over a move to Anfield amid known interest from Manchester United.
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Erik ten Hag insists it is too early to decide if Manchester United are to try and keep Wout Weghorst and Marcel Sabitzer.
Harry Maguire has urged his Manchester United teammates to enjoy the occasion this afternoon as they face Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final.
Former Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has lauded the impact of both Raphael Varane and Casemiro in Thursday night's Europa League win over Barcelona.