EPL: Tough Test –Ten Hag Speaks Ahead Aston Villa Vs Man United

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has disclosed that the Red Devils face a difficult game against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday.

The Red Devils are coming off the back of a defeat to Tottenham in the Premier League and a 3-3 draw with FC Porto in the Europa League.

In a chat with the club’s website, Ten Hag stated urged his players to brace up for a tough battle.

“I’m not thinking about such (external) issues because it’s not a topic. We are in there together, the ownership, the leadership team, the staff I appointed, the new staff.

“We bought again new, young players and we have to integrate (them). Like (Manuel) Ugarte, the no.6 position was absolutely one of the positions we wanted to sign this season but he needs time to integrate. You know in top football, you don’t get time, you have to perform immediately but that’s not always realistic. He has to get used to our game model, to his team-mates, to the intensity of the Premier League. So it needs time. So we have more positions where we need time.

“I’m very pleased with the return of Rasmus Hojlund. I think he had a good return but we couldn’t play him in the first two months of the season. Hopefully, he is now fit and he keeps improving in his fitness levels. He also has to be consistently fit this season and that will help us. So there are more areas where we will improve, definitely, and then this team can grow and improve and then we’ll see where we are at the end of the season.”