Erik ten Hag talks the talk as Pep Guardiola walks the walk during the Carson & Grealish Show – The Warm-Up

TUESDAY’S BIG STORIES A Manchester of two halves Ad/> If ever there was a day to contrast the goings on at Manchesters City and United, it was the day after the 2021-22 Premier League season… Premier LeaguePep’s a PL legend, Mbappe runs PSG, and Tomori’s got Southgate trending – The Warm-UpYESTERDAY AT 07:44 Fresh from their worst-ever campaign since the Premier League’s inception, the focus at United was inside their Old Trafford media room as Erik ten Hag addressed the press for the very first time. Straight from the How to win friends and influence people playbook, he shook the hands of the front-row reporters, and then proceeded to address every angle of interest from Ralf Rangnick and Cristiano Ronaldo, to imprinting his style and the words of warning from Louis van Gaal.

His answers were concise, as the full transcript attests to… Does Ronaldo fit into the project? «Of course.» What do you feel he can bring next season? «Goals.» Are you looking for more leadership from him as well? To lead the project? «I will talk first with Ronaldo before I talk with you.» … but ultimately here was a manager who knew that impressive first press conferences mean little if the talking does not translate onto the pitch. «The current situation is obviously not that good.

It's a big challenge,» he added to MUTV. «I want to build and construct a team who are battling for each other, who are unified and who will get results.

»Also we are playing in the Theatre of Dreams. We want to entertain.

But in the end, the intention is to play fantastic football. If we can't play fantastic football, we still have to win." There is a while before those performances will be dissected, however, and for now he must work out how his new side can