Erik ten Hag's half-time substitutions have won nine games for Manchester United

Erik ten Hag's in-game management has drawn plaudits throughout his first season as Manchester United manager and one of his biggest strengths is his decisive half-time substitutions.

United have made 19 changes at the interval this season and the majority of them have contributed to victories.

Here is a rundown of Ten Hag's half-time substitutions and their impact on the games:

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Brentford (A): Varane, Malacia and McTominay for Martinez, Shaw and Fred

This is an example of Ten Hag planning beyond the match. United were 4-0 down after 45 minutes at Brentford and though Anfield was the scene of their worst defeat in 91 years, Brentford remains the generational nadir for a United performance.

Raphael Varane, Tyrell Malacia and Scott McTominay all started against Liverpool nine days later and, of those removed in west london, only Lisandro Martinez kept his place.

Varane and Martinez were immense on an uplifting night as United clinched their first victory under Ten Hag, while Malacia also excelled on his full debut.

Score at half-time: Brentford 4-0 United

Score at full-time: Brentford 4-0 United

Liverpool (H): Martial for Elanga

Ten Hag has made half-time changes with United winning, losing and drawing and this was one of his boldest. Anthony Elanga had struck the post at 0-0 and squared to Jadon Sancho to make it 1-0 in an industrious first 45 minutes.

Yet Ten Hag saw potential in United targeting Trent Alexander-Arnold down Liverpool's right-hand side, so Elanga was replaced by his namesake Martial. Marcus Rashford, who started through the middle, switched to the left, Martial occupied the striker's role, lured Alexander-Arnold towards him and