Erik ten Hag could punish the Manchester United players who let him down today

Stick or twist?

There is always a temptation to switch things up after dropping points, but there won't be many complaints if Erik ten Hag decides to stick with the same side that started in midweek against Aston Villa.

Manchester United's collapse against Tottenham was more about those who were introduced than it was about those who started the game, fuelling further concern about the lack of quality they have in reserve.

It means that even if club captain Harry Maguire is deemed fit he would be fortunate to start, while there is little sense in making any changes in midfield either, given the obvious drop-off in quality on the bench.

Jadon Sancho deserves to keep his place in attack and it would be no surprise to see United stick with Antony given the lack of credible options on the right. Marcus Rashford is the first name on the team sheet and Anthony Martial is already an afterthought again.

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Ten Hag could punish the players who let him down

Ten Hag fumed that some players 'thought 90% was enough' during the trip to Tottenham. We might be about to discover who he was referring to.

The United manager was furious with the way in which his side let their opponents back into the match and could drop anyone he felt was an underperformer against Villa.

Antony and Aaron Wan-Bissaka were both hooked during the match, with United's right flank a particular problem that the hosts looked to exploit throughout the match.

If there were to be changes to the line up then they would perhaps be most likely there, with Diogo Dalot a contender to come in at right-back and Sancho or Bruno Fernandes an option on the right.

Ten Hag didn't want to name names afterwards, but his line up