Man Utd have been more aggressive this season under Erik ten Hag but it's made them more open at the back as well.
The first three games of the season have posed as many problems as they've delivered solutions for Manchester United, but Erik ten Hag believes it is teething troubles rather than anything more serious, which is good news for anyone who has enjoyed the entertainment served up so far.
That the assessment came from Danny Murphy will be enough for plenty of United fans to shrug it off, but it is not without substance. It feels like they are yet to get the balance right this season, but Ten Hag believes the solution is minor tweaks and a greater understanding of the approach, rather than any major changes.It's been clear since the first team began playing in pre-season, on the tour of the United States, that Ten Hag was going to take his style to another level this season.
The more aggressive, attacking approach has also been evident at set-pieces, which are seen not just as a chance to score, but as an opportunity to box the opposition in. Much has been made of the set-up that allowed Nottingham Forest to score from a United corner inside a couple of minutes at Old Trafford, but it was the set-up that's been in play for almost every corner this season.
After the game, Ten Hag was more positive about the comeback than negative about what he had seen and suggested that his side's teething troubles were being repeated throughout the league. Martinez's desire to push up and win possession is indicative of what we're seeing so far. United are more proactive than last season, more aggressive and more attacking. They look more like Ten Hag's Ajax team, with the caveat that they will find it harder to dominate games to the extent that Ajax did in the Eredivisie.
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