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Matthijs de Ligt has shed some mild on his particular relationship with Erik ten Hag, which performed an enormous function in convincing him to affix Manchester United this summer time.
Earlier this month, United formally unveiled De Ligt after placing an settlement with Bayern Munich.
He made his debut for the membership of their opening match of the Premier League season towards Fulham when he got here on as a late substitute for Harry Maguire.
As United fell to a 2-1 defeat by the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion final weekend, De Ligt as soon as once more began on the bench. When he was thrust into the proceedings on the Amex Stadium, he confirmed extraordinarily promising indicators of what he can carry to the desk at Previous Trafford.
Optus Sport launched an interview they carried out with the Netherlands worldwide, wherein a lot of subjects had been mentioned together with his switch from Bayern, his relationship with Ten Hag and United’s illustrious historical past.
De Ligt stated, “Superb weeks, wonderful days and I’m glad to be right here. It’s an incredible expertise [to be a United player]. It’s an enormous membership, you clearly comprehend it from outdoors however whenever you’re in right here you’re feeling the love of the followers and the environment within the stadium. You are feeling the professionalism on the coaching floor and yeah, I’m actually having fun with it.”
On Ten Hag, the 25-year-old remarked, “He is aware of me rather well, I do know him very effectively. He made me captain at Ajax. Throughout my time at Ajax, he gave me plenty of confidence and plenty of motivation to attempt to lead the workforce.”
“This summer time when United got here for me, it made it very easy for me to get to the Premier League and second of all, to the most important membership in English soccer historical past. For me it was actually a straightforward option to make.”
De Ligt talked about United’s previous groups, which conquered each England and Europe. He informed Optus Sport that as a teenager coming via the ranks at Ajax, he was enamoured by the nice United gamers equivalent to Cristiano Ronaldo and Edwin van der Sar.
The defender added, “We need to get United again the place it belongs, and that’s the highest of the Premier League. In the event you go from right here [shows lower step] to right here [shows higher step], it’s important to do it step-by-step.”
“I really feel already we’re making good steps additionally from what I’ve heard on the membership, all people is actually excited, motivated, and hungry.”
“I feel if we will make each coaching session a session the place we really feel like, ‘Okay, at the moment we turned a greater workforce’, then I really feel we’ve got a squad that may go actually far in each competitors we compete in.”
De Ligt and his teammates return to motion on Sunday once they meet bitter rivals Liverpool at residence.
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