Erik ten Hag cancelled the day off for Manchester United players on Sunday, hauling the squad into Carrington to continue work on implementing his ideas before the next game, which is against Liverpool.
The Dutchman acted after United’s embarrassing 4-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday following on from the opening-day loss against Brighton.
All Brentford’s goals came in the first half and the result left United bottom of the table after two games. Ten Hag looked shellshocked during the first 45 minutes at the Brentford Community Stadium and, although the performance improved in the second half, he wanted to waste no time in getting back to work.
Particularly galling for Ten Hag was the feeling that the Brentford players wanted to win more than their United counterparts.