Donny van de Beek believes Erik ten Hag has a mix of attributes that will help him succeed at Manchester United.
Ten Hag has proved his tactical versatility in recent weeks, using a pragmatic approach in fixtures to inspire United to defeat Liverpool, Southampton and Leicester in the Premier League by just a one-goal winning margin in each of those matches.
United beat Arsenal 3-1 at the weekend and Ten Hag's side thrived on the counter-attack again. Antony opened the scoring in that game and Marcus Rashford - who is enjoying his football under Ten Hag - scored a well-taken brace at Old Trafford.
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Ten Hag's style is winning football matches and Van de Beek believes his old Ajax boss has what it takes to bring success back to the club. In an interview on Thursday, Van de Beek praised Ten Hag and looked ahead to the Reds' clash against Real Sociedad.
"I think he can be really good for the club," Van de Beek told United's in-house media. "I think with where the club is, everything, how they want to play, he is a good mix with what they want as a manager, so I'm really looking forward to it.
“There are really good teams in La Liga. I saw Real Sociedad play a few times and they are technical and really good. They are all technically very good, like all Spanish teams. It’s a tough opponent, and we have to play good to get the result.
"But we need to focus on ourselves to be in top shape and to be in good form. I saw their game against Barcelona recently – at the end they conceded a few goals – but, before that, they played good football.
“It will be a tough game and we have to give everything. David Silva, for example, is a really good player. They lost [Alexander] Isak, who was a good striker. I played against him in the Netherlands before, when he played there [for Willem II]. But they have a few more other good players.”
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