Erik ten Hag will soon take charge of a Manchester United match for the first time.
A 31-man United squad flew out from Manchester Airport bound for Thailand on Friday afternoon for the first leg of their pre-season tour where they will take on Liverpool. The squad that has been taken on tour is even weaker, however, than the one that concluded United's worst-ever Premier League campaign with a defeat to Crystal Palace in May.
The rebuild that was heralded this summer has yet to come to pass, with left-back Tyrell Malacia the only signing so far, while Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Jesse Lingard, Nemanja Matic and Juan Mata have all departed. Returning loanees Donny van de Beek, Anthony Martial and James Garner are back in the fold, but it isn't the revolution many fans have wanted..
