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Manchester United are failing to fulfil Erik ten Hag's 'best in the world' wish
28.10.2023 - 08:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A quick look at results would suggest Manchester United are building momentum but those who have watched their recent wins would suggest otherwise.
Erik ten Hag's side go into Sunday's 191st Manchester derby off the back of three consecutive victories, having got the ball rolling in the Champions League with a 1-0 win against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday. That followed back-to-back Premier League wins over Brentford and Sheffield United.
But in each of those games, United were left relying on unlikely sources for goals. That their three match-winners were Scott McTominay, Diogo Dalot and Harry Maguire suggests problems further forward.
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And those problems are there, with Marcus Rashford the only natural front-three player to score in the Premier League. Rasmus Hojlund has three goals - albeit in Europe - while Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Facundo Pellistri have one between them across all competitions.
"I said [we're going] in the right direction, we have a way to go, I see positives and I see also negatives, " Ten Hag admitted of his side's improving form on Friday. "We are not consistently in position at the level we can be where we show in games we can be, like Arsenal away and the first 20 minutes at Bayern away.
"We should do this on a consistent basis, but pressing we’re quite good, we have the most ball regains from the whole Premier League, the most middle regains in the whole Premier League, our defending and pressing organisation, that is us.
"But we don’t take the benefit in the attacking transition moments, we have the ability in our teams to take benefits from
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