Erik ten Hag has said he wants his Manchester United team to be 'pressing machines' in the new Premier League season.
United made excellent progress last term as they lifted the Carabao Cup and secured Champions League football again. Ten Hag enjoyed an impressive first year at Old Trafford and he's hoping to build on that in the new campaign.
Mason Mount has been signed to freshen up the midfield and his energy has already improved the team's pressing of opponents The midfielder has looked sharp in pre-season and efficiently pressing is how Ten Hag wants his side to play.
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There were signs of that again on Saturday night in a comfortable 2-0 defeat of Arsenal at the MetLife Stadium. Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho were the names on the scorehseet and Ten Hag was pleased with what he saw.
The Dutchman was interviewed by MUTV after the game in New Jersey and he praised his players for how they executed his instructions, whilst he also said he would like United to be known as a 'pressing machine'.
"I think it's very good, I was really pleased with the way we played, with how active we were in and out of possession," he said. "So that's the way we want to play and this is the only period in the year you can really work in training.
"You can translate it into games without consequences, but still, we want to win and I think the lads showed that and played a good game. I think we did well, we want to be like that, a pressing machine, so then you have to do everything together.
"Today we did that in both halves. This helps us to progress and Arsenal are a really good opponent. They played incredibly good in the Premier League last season and it's good to have
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