Erik ten Hag names three things he wants from his Manchester United side

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 Erik ten Hag admits he is well aware of the need to not only win matches, but win them in a certain style as manager of Manchester United. The Dutchman begins his reign as United manager this weekend with their Premier League opener against Brighton at Old Trafford.

United will need a positive start in order to set a benchmark for the rest of the campaign but there will also be plenty of scrutiny on how they go about doing it. Ten Hag is well aware of such expectations following his time as Ajax manager, with the Dutch club always compared to their glory days under Johan Cruyff.

It is no different at United where sides are regularly compared with iconic teams under Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson, and the new manager is well aware of the demand for entertaining football.

"You are talking like a Dutchman, eh? They always want to play brilliant football!" Ten Hag joked when quizzed on the expectations to win in style.

"That's why I am here, I like it, you want to win and you want to win it in a certain way. Proactive, brave, adventure and I think that is what belongs to the culture of Man United. We want to bring it in.

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