Erik ten Hag urges Man United to be more ruthless in front of goal and to 'kill inside the box' after wasting several chances in goalless stalemate with Crystal Palace
6 months ago

Erik ten Hag urges Man United to be more ruthless in front of goal and to 'kill inside the box' after wasting several chances in goalless stalemate with Crystal Palace

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United take on FC Twente in their Europa League opener on Wednesday evening Ten Hag has demanded that his United players be more ruthless in front of goal Erik ten Hag has urged Manchester United to be more ruthless in front of goal, telling his players they need to 'kill in the box'. United added more firepower in the summer by spending £36.5million on Joshua Zirkzee - having previously spent £72m on Rasmus Hojlund and £86m on Antony under Ten Hag - but the Dutchman believes they still need to be more clinical after finishing with a negative goal difference in the Premier League for the first time last season. United were guilty of wasting a number of chances in Saturday's goalless draw at Crystal Palace when Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes hit the bar. Erik ten Hag has urged his Manchester United stars to be more ruthless in front of goal United were guilty of wasting a number of chances in their goalless draw at Crystal Palace Bruno Fernandes hit the bar at Selhurst Park, leaving United frustrated in front of goal 'Last week we scored seven against Barnsley, and we are capable of scoring many goals, but it's a part of the game we have to improve and kill in the box.

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