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Erik ten Hag has ordered Manchester United's flops to report back for pre-season training two weeks early.

New United boss Ten Hag reckons the squad he is inheriting will need an extra two weeks of rigorous fitness work at their Carrington base to ensure they are in the condition to play the style of football he demands.

United's players were due to be back in for pre-season training on July 4, but it is understood ten Hag wants some of his players to report for duty the week beginning June 20 to get them in shape well ahead of the start of the Premier League.

Ten Hag, who will this week conduct individual Zoom chats with United's players - as revealed by Mirror Sport last month - has watched their last few games remotely and is said to have been unimpressed with the squad's fitness levels. The outgoing Ajax coach, who officially starts work at United next month, is convinced many of the poor performances this season have been caused by poor fitness and a lack of conditioning.

Ten Hag, like so many modern managers, plays a pressing style, which requires players to be at peak fitness to sustain the running and energy levels required for 90 minutes. That is why the 52-year-old feels United's players need a two-week head start in pre-season, to ensure they hit the