FABIO DA SILVA THINGS TEN HAG HAS SHOWN HIS GREATEST STRENGTH WITH TWO PLAYERS

Man Utd manager Erik ten Hag has a reputation for his work on the training ground and he’s already making an impact with some players. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial played an important role off the bench for United in Cyprus. The last time Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial were on the scoresheet in the same game before Thursday night Manchester United ended up hitting nine, thrashing a bedraggled Southampton at an empty Old Trafford in February 2021.

But two months after the first ball was kicked this season Rashford is United’s top scorer with five goals and was September’s player of the month in the Premier League. Martial is tied with Jadon Sancho on three goals but they’ve come in just 107 minutes of football. The Frenchman’s late double at the Etihad on Sunday was a sideshow to the scoreline, but the nature with which he stuck his penalty right into the top corner hinted at a player in a confident mood. He backed that up with an emphatic strike against Omonia Nicosia on Thursday. Continue reading “FABIO DA SILVA THINGS TEN HAG HAS SHOWN HIS GREATEST STRENGTH WITH TWO PLAYERS”