Over the next week or so we might find out just how much of a gambler Erik ten Hag is and just how quickly he wants to imprint his own philosophy on this Manchester United squad.
There’s no doubt the 53-year-old had to compromise last season. This isn’t yet his squad and there are square pieces being shoved into round holes when it comes to how Ten Hag wants to play the game.
That is most clearly the case in goal. It took 180 minutes of football for Ten Hag to realise David de Gea didn’t have the skillset he needed with his feet to fulfil the role he wanted from his goalkeeper.
