Brendan Rodgers admits spotting 'change' in Manchester United under Erik ten Hag

Brendan Rodgers says Erik ten Hag was always going to need time to implement his style on his new Manchester United players.

The Leicester City chief made the admission ahead of United's visit to the King Power Stadium for a Premier League clash tonight (Thursday). The visitors endured a sticky start to life under the Dutchman, losing to both Brighton and Brentford. But they have since roared back and after impressive wins over Liverpool and Southampton and they're targeting a third straight win at Leicester.

Rodgers, under pressure with the Foxes bottom on just one point from a possible 12, had sympathy with Ten Hag's position at United. He said: “Erik is adapting to the league and he will see the intensity is very different.

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"He needs time to assess the squad under pressure and time to bring in the players he wants, and time to put in place the philosophy. That can be difficult, but I’m sure he will do very well.

"I've seen a change in their last two games. It’s very clear how Erik will want to play in the future. His background in Holland and especially at Ajax will see him want to find a certain philosophy. He’s probably tried to introduce that into the players over the course of the summer and in the early games and that’s proven to be difficult, especially without the profile of players that he will want.

"That aside, they’ve shown in the Liverpool and Southampton games that they have top-quality players. We have to be mindful of that. They’ve still got some top-quality players while Erik will be looking to impose his philosophy in time."

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