Erik ten Hag could decide on Manchester United January transfer shortlist this week

The international break might signal a pause in club commitments, but for Erik ten Hag, the hard work is only just getting started as he gets settled into life at Manchester United.

After a resurgent run of form, United are back on track in the Premier League and beginning to adapt to the manager's desired style of play, with almost all of his summer signings playing an integral part in their victories so far.

The early success of Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez and Tyrell Malacia has certainly strengthened Ten Hag's hand when it comes to recommending further additions, given his encouraging reputation as a talent spotter.

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Those credentials could well play a big part in transfer discussions this week as well. Although the Dutchman will still be tasked with leading training at Carrington and working closely with his players that are not away on national team duty, the lack of match action means he will also have time to discuss recruitment in meetings with club chiefs.

"We have many meetings, we have to improve the structures in and around the club, we will do," Ten Hag told MUTV last week. "We will also look to the window in January or next summer already but also to improve our way of playing by making plans and, of course, this coming period with every third day a game, we have to get ready for that."

Three positions in particular are going to be key to those initial talks this week, with United identifying the need for a right-back, a midfielder and a forward as part of the next phase of their squad rebuild.

All three of those positions were looked at in the window just gone, though for various reasons they were not explored, with Ten Hag