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Hannah Pinnock

What Erik ten Hag did to 'punish' Man United players in training before Liverpool game

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has 'punished' his side after their 4-0 defeat to Brentford on Saturday with a clash at Old Trafford against Liverpool up next.

Four first-half goals from Thomas Frank's side inflicted another embarrassing defeat on the Manchester club after they were beaten 2-1 at home to Brighton in their opening game of the season. It's far from the start Ten Hag would have wanted in his first few games in charge and reports suggest he was far from pleased with Saturday's thumping.

An article from the Telegraph claims the United boss was 'furious' with the performance and went as far to cancel the team's day off on Sunday and put them through their paces in an intense training session. The report adds the squad were made to cover 13.8km (roughly 8.5 miles) in 30-degree heat, the distance they ran less than Brentford's players the day before.

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