David de Gea new skill and Erik ten Hag chat — four things spotted in Manchester United training

Manchester United continue to put in the hard yards during their pre-season tour in Australia.

After chalking up an impressive victory over Liverpool on the Thailand leg of their summer roadshow, United made it two wins from two under Erik ten Hag when sweeping aside Melbourne Victory at the world-famous MCG. It was a result they earned after surprisingly falling behind to the Australians.

Ten Hag and his players now have two further games down under against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa before finalising their preparations in Norway. Here are four things we spotted during their latest training session at AAMI Park.

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Ten Hag's message to United players

If we have learned one thing about Ten Hag during his short time as United manager, then it is his insatiable need (or demand) for the squad to think harder than they have ever done before.

That has been evident from both the video clips that have emerged from training and, also, his touchline demeanour. It was clearly what Ten Hag asked from his players when mapping out this latest session.

Donny wins double Dutch foot-race

From the moment Ten Hag became manager, there was always going to be Dutch-vibe around the United squad and it feels as though they have been linked with just about every Netherlands player this summer.

First signing Tyrell Malacia has settled in well, but came off second best here in a foot-race with his countryman Donny van de Beek. Still, both left Bruno Fernandes trailing out of shot.

Martial quickly out of the blocks

It looked for all the world Anthony Martial was going to depart Old Trafford this summer. However, with two goals from as many pre-season games and continued speculation over United