Manchester United’s young talents, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund and Kobbie Mainoo, have been told they still need to develop more.
- The young trio are in great form for Man Utd
- Ten Hag praised the stars
- Warn them to be “hungry” and improve
What happened?
The group of three have received plenty of praise for their recent performances, scoring eight goals between them to help United remain unbeaten in five matches in all competitions. Despite promising performances, coach Erik ten Hag challenged them to continue improving and “hungry for more”.
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WHAT TEN HAG SAID
“I think they like to play together. There is adventure. They are dangerous. They want to do it together and pass the ball to each other so that each can play to their strengths and score goals,” he said with reporters. “It would be great if they wanted to do it together because that is the key, then we can have a lot of fun from this. They are young players and the future of Manchester United is bright with these talented players.” such ability.”
“But you have to develop talent and there’s a lot of space to improve and that’s necessary if you want to achieve the highest goals. This club wants to achieve a lot of success, win trophies. It’s very greedy.” expectations so they have to raise and maintain a higher level and be consistent. At the same time, against the strongest opponents, they have to show the same threat and it’s about the end result. Players need time, especially young players like Rasmus and Alejandro. They need time but they also need a team, so those effects are not there in the first half of the season.”
He added: “From the beginning I believed they had the potential to do what they were doing and now it’s about continuing, keeping moving, and staying hungry.”
The bigger picture
Hojlund has found his form for the Red Devils in recent weeks, scoring five goals in his last six games. Meanwhile, Garnacho scored twice in his key role as the Old Trafford side beat West Ham in their last match. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Mainoo scored his first goal for United in the FA Cup win over Newport and he then scored a late winner in a 4-3 win over Wolves.- Getty Images
WHAT’S NEXT FOR MAN UTD?
Ten Hag hopes that his young stars can help extend their winning streak by scoring in their Premier League match against Aston Villa on Sunday. United are currently sixth in the rankings, eight points behind Aston Villa, who are fourth.