Donny van de Beek issues Manchester United reality check after Crystal Palace win

Donny van de Beek was not getting carried away after Manchester United's third successive win in pre-season as he said there are still improvements to be made under Erik ten Hag.

United began their pre-season on June 27, meaning Erik ten Hag has now had over three weeks to work with his squad. United are currently on tour and they've won their three friendly games against Liverpool, Melbourne Victory and Crystal Palace.

Ten Hag's side played against a youthful Palace outfit in Melbourne on Tuesday and won that game 3-1 thanks to goals from Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho. Martial has scored in each pre-season fixture since his return to United.

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Martial will be hoping for a fresh start under Ten Hag and so will Van de Beek, who excelled under his fellow Dutchman at Ajax. Van de Beek played the second half against Palace on Tuesday and said afterwards there is still plenty of room for improvement for United.

"You could see some structure in the team and we scored some amazing goals tonight," Van de Beek told United's in-house media. "Of course we have individual qualities, but we also played as a team and there is still room for improvement. Step by step.

"They [Palace] were missing a lot of players and I know they have some good players in the squad. They are a good team. It was a good friendly match for us because we will also see them in the league. It was good.

"I have to say we played two games here and you could see how many fans there were in the stadium – there were so many Man United fans. It was a very nice experience for me and everyone in the team. I want to say thank you, I enjoyed it a lot.

"It was a really good