These are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, September 25.
05.09.2022 - 09:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former Manchester United duo Roy Keane and Gary Neville believe the Reds' transformation in fortunes has been triggered by Erik ten Hag forcing his players to run in sweltering conditions in the aftermath of their 4-0 defeat to Brentford last month.
United, who posted a fourth successive Premier League win for the first time since April 2021 with a 3-1 triumph over table-toppers Arsenal on Sunday afternoon, were cut to pieces by the Bees in just their second game of the season. It was an embarrassing performance from the Reds, leaving them bottom of the table.
The performance and manner of it was so poor that Ten Hag demanded his players to report for an unscheduled training session at Carrington the following day. The Dutchman forced them to run 13.8km - the difference in distance covered by Brentford - in sweltering temperatures.
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Such was the scale of the heat the UK was experiencing at that moment in time, Ten Hag's decision was criticised by some, as they felt it was dangerous to have put the players through such extreme measures. However, it was clear that the former Ajax manager was desperate to see a reaction ahead of the clash with Liverpool just over a week later.
United, of course, won that game 2-1 and have won every game since being blown away by Thomas Frank's side, with the win over Arsenal their latest triumph. And for former United right-back Neville, it was the training session Ten Hag ordered in the aftermath of the Brentford battering that has proven to be the turning point.
Neville, speaking to Sky Sports after the win over the Gunners, said: "It's paid off [the unscheduled training session]. I remember seeing people saying he's got
These are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, September 25.
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