Amid all the excitement around Manchester United's potential striking superstar and game-changing goalkeeper, it's easy to overlook the importance of Erik ten Hag's first summer signing.
Erik ten Hag tells Manchester United youngsters how Jonny Evans will help them before Wrexham friendly
26.07.2023 - 02:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag reminded Manchester United's youngsters that playing for the club is about winning ahead of their game against Wrexham in San Diego.
United take on Wrexham at the Snapdragon Stadium in the early hours of Wednesday morning and Ten Hag's starting line-up for the game is made up of youngsters from the first-team travelling squad, supplemented by academy prospects.
Alvaro Fernandez, Dan Gore and Hannibal are part of the main first-team group, but they have made the trip to San Diego, where they are starting alongside their academy teammates against the Welsh club.
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Jonny Evans, who recently signed a short-term deal to feature in pre-season, is the only senior player in the starting XI to play Wrexham and Ten Hag believes the match will prove to be an excellent experience for the youngsters.
Ten Hag spoke to MUTV ahead of kick-off against Wrexham and he also warned everything must be done to win the friendly.
"This is a great experience and very good for their development," he said. "I'm sure it will make them better football players, tonight will help them. I think it's part of their education because one day, we expect them to come up.
"Then, they already have the experience of what it's like to be a player for Manchester United. As I've said, it will help them in a season, but also, we want to have a good game and we want to make improvements as a team.
"We want to win because if you're Man United, you have to win, that's a demand."
Ten Hag discussed Jonny Evans and said: "I think it's very beneficial. I had the same at Bayern Munich with their U21s and experienced players. They can guide the young players and it's so beneficial, in the way they way
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