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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Steven Railston

Erik ten Hag might already know his Manchester United team for Aston Villa fixture

Erik ten Hag is perfect for Manchester United because he's critical in both defeat and victory. He's ultimately never satisfied and during half-time against Tottenham on Thursday night, he would have demanded even more from his players.

That's despite his side being utterly dominant in the opening 45 minutes against Spurs and returning to the dressing room with a deserved two-goal advantage thanks to brilliantly taken goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.

Rashford made it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time to complete a ruthless, swift counter-attack and United would have been disappointed to have gone it at the break without that two-goal cushion, which reflected their superiority

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