Manchester United loanee backed to fight to stay after Erik ten Hag appointment

Manchester United first team hopeful Dylan Levitt has been backed to up his game now Erik ten Hag has been confirmed as his parent club’s next manager.

The 21-year-old is currently out on loan at Dundee United and has impressed Terrors boss Tam Courts during his stay. The youngster’s progression has been hampered by several injury setbacks this season but is tipped to finish the campaign strongly in light of the news that came out of Old Trafford on Thursday.

Levitt, whose United contract expires this summer, already has 10 Wales caps under his belt and he will be vying for a place in the squad that takes on Ukraine and potentially Scotland in their World Cup play-offs this June. When asked whether this, his contract situation and ten Hag’s United appointment could spur Levitt to another level, Courts said (via the Courier): “As a management team, we need to harness that.

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“Dylan will want to be in the Wales squad and there are those contract things. Players are always playing for something at this stage of the season.

“And there is just something different about the way Dylan is training just now that excites me to the same level as he did at the start of the season.” Dundee United now are fighting for a European spot in the Scottish Premiership after the season split, which sees the top six teams fight for the title and the bottom six battle off relegation in closed ‘divisions’.

Courts expects Levitt to flourish in his team’s end-of-season challenge, which will encourage those at United. He added: “His training just now tells me that there is more to come from Dylan.

“I think it could be really exciting to see him hit