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Erik ten Hag says he’s not concerned about fans’ impatience with his Manchester United side
The manager was speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of the Villa game, which took place immediately after last night’s draw with FC Porto at the Dragão stadium and was asked “do you believe there is the patience within the fan base and within the structure, and what do you have to do against Aston Villa?”
“I’m not thinking about these issues because that is not the topic,” he replied.
“We are in there together, the ownership, the leadership team, the staff. I appointed new staff, we bought again new young players and we have to integrate them.
“We just talk about Manuel Ugarte, so the six position was absolutely one of the topics we want to sign for this season, but he needs time to integrate.
“In top football you don’t get time, you have to perform immediately, but that’s not always realistic, he has to get used to our game model, he has to get used to his teammates, to get used to the intensity of the Premier League.
“So it needs time. We have more positions where we need time. I was very pleased with the return of Rasmus Hojlund. He had a good return but we didn’t, we couldn’t play him in the first two months of the season.
“Hopefully he’s now fit, he’ll keep improving in his fitness levels and he’ll have a consistent fit season that will help us.”
“And there are some more areas where we’ll improve definitely, then this young team will grow and improve and then we’ll see where we’re at at the end of the season.
More to follow …
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