Erik ten Hag's latest tactic is one inspired by fellow rivals managers Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp as the Manchester United boss starts to deploy his full-backs in a more inverted role.
That is at least acording to ex-Red Devils midfielder Owen Hargreaves, who noticed the trend while watching United's home clash in the Europa League against Cypriot outfit Omonia. Scott McTominay spared the hosts' blushes with a 93rd minute winner when it looked as if their visitors were all set to hold on for what would have been two embarrassing points dropped by Ten Hag's side.
After the game, Hargreaves explained what he had witnessed from United's full-back pairing as he claimed at half-time: "We haven’t really seen it, we seen [sic] it at Ajax but the full-backs are coming inside, you see [Diogo] Dalot in there - we see it from Pep and his teams and United are doing it today.
