Man Utd started poorly against Sheffield United and Erik ten Hag took the unusual step of calling all of his outfield players over for a mid-match team talk.
Erik ten Hag told his Manchester United players that they weren't in the right positions without the ball when he called them over for an impromptu team talk midway through the first half against Sheffield United.
United had started the game poorly at Bramall Lane, giving the ball away sloppily and struggling to win the battles in midfield, so Ten Hag took the injury break as a chance to reinforce a few messages and change things tactically.ALSO READ: Two stats show good and bad of United this season Dalot revealed the details of Ten Hag's unscheduled team talk after the game and felt that the changes helped work in what was a scrappy game at times, until United seized control in the final half hour.
"This is the type of opportunity that we have to take, sometimes during the game it’s difficult for the manager to get to 11 players but unfortunately with Andre going down we found a way to speak to him."View gallery The Blades might be bottom of the Premier League but they produced a committed performance until running out of steam late on and that the late kick-off on a Saturday night added to the atmosphere at Bramall Lane.
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