United were unrecognizable from the ruckus of being beaten 4-0 at Brentford and had not picked up a point from their opening two games. Start your evenings with the Guardian’s view of the world of football Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. After the final pre-match protests against the Glazers’ ownership, Old Trafford saw goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford answered only by Mohamed Salah’s late consolation. Ten Haag said: “We can talk about technical issues, but it’s all about behaviour. Now you see we bring the attitude. There was communication, there was fighting spirit and especially there was team and you can see what can be achieved. Because they can play good football.” Speaking to Sky live, Ten Haag apologized for the swearing but admitted he was pleased with his players’ response. “Sorry I wanted a different approach to the Brentford game,” said the Dutchman. “That’s why I’m satisfied. We can play much better if we have more composure to make an extra pass. We have good players, but now we can be a team.” Ten Haag dropped Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire from his starting line-up but said both could still play a role. New signing Casemiro paraded ahead of kick-off after the midfielder’s move from Real Madrid was confirmed and Ten Haag indicated that United will look to strengthen further ahead of the September 1 deadline. “Casemiro, Varane and Ronaldo have won trophies and will guide the younger players, I hope their presence will be a huge stimulus for the rest. We want to bring in the right players, not just anybody, but the window is not closed. We need numbers and quality,” he said. Jürgen Klopp’s side are yet to win this season, but the Liverpool manager denied any underlying concerns. “We don’t have any issues,” he said. “We’re in a difficult situation, injury-wise, we went through the week with 14, 15 older players available and now we have to make sure they don’t get injured. We should have won that game, I know it sounds ridiculous, but that’s how I saw it.”
