Bryan Robson explains how training sessions under Erik ten Hag have brought 'discipline' back to Man United

Bryan Robson has praised Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag for bringing 'discipline' back to Old Trafford, suggesting that it has contributed to their results on the pitch.

The Reds have been impressive in recent months and won their last trophy since 2017 last weekend, with Ten Hag's men defeating Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. United remain the only English side still in contention to win four trophies this season.

Former United captain Robson has lauded the Reds manager for bringing order to the dressing room. Ten Hag, who lost his first two matches as manager to Brighton and Brentford, has not been afraid to drop players who fail to comply with his rules - with Marcus Rashford having been dropped to the bench earlier in the campaign for being late.

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Robson - who was in Australia for United's pre-season tour last summer - recalled how Ten Hag took control of training sessions in a discussion with Graeme Souness for Sportsmail.

"He's brought in the discipline back into United, the way they've got to train, he knows exactly what he wants on the pitch so he sets the players out so that they know the direction they've got to go in," he said. "That doesn't mean he takes away the flare of the players, but he makes them disciplined and the work rate has got to be there.

"That shows even in training even on pre-season when I was in Australia with them. I watched training every day and the discipline was there to be seen and the players knew that that is back within the group of players.

"Then a couple of the lads were late for a meeting and for me he laid the rules there. So they were late for a meeting, and he went 'well, if you're