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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rob Smyth

Ready or not, Manchester United’s Premier League reboot starts now

Erik ten Hag resists the urge to bend one into the top corner.
Erik ten Hag resists the urge to bend one into the top corner. Photograph: Ash Donelon/Manchester United/Getty Images

ERIK THE UNREADY?

Are you ready for the new Premier League season? Because Manchester United aren’t! In a mature, realistic observation that has already been disingenuously twisted by shameless emoji-wielding wrong’uns, Erik ten Hag said his team may not come roaring out of the blocks when they play Fulham tonight. “We had the USA tour squad, then we added the players who did the Euros and Copa América, and now new signings,” he said. “Now we have to make a team from it. That team is not ready, but the league starts – and there are more managers to deal with this problem. We can’t run away from it, so we have to deal with it.”

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