Opinion: Does the league table ever lie? ManUtd.com reporter Adam Marshall at Old Trafford. by.
In summary, Ten Hag and United have not had the easiest of starts. We will have back-to-back games against two of these (Fulham and Forest), before the year is out, even if there will be about six weeks between those fixtures, due to the World Cup in Qatar. Closer inspection of the table, in relation to our programme thus far, shows we have not faced any of the bottom five. Perhaps, on paper, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford should not have posed the hardest of tasks to get points on the board early on. However, it is impossible to deny that Ten Hag has been given a challenging start to life in the Premier League. These wins did all come at Old Trafford so a taxing assignment at Chelsea provides a chance to show we can also produce top-class performances in the biggest fixtures on the road.
The Portuguese international signed for United in January 2020 and became an instant hit with fans as his buccaneering, creative style of play supercharged Ole ...
“It’s something for us as the players, because you have to be in like a cage until the game, and when you get your space and your time to go off, you want to go somewhere where you can relax and be walking with your kids where they can enjoy the time they have. “The most difficult thing for me is studying and doing the homework with my daughter because she has the accent and it’s really difficult for me. I’m really a home person so when I get off I want to go somewhere where my kids can be enjoying and run and do whatever they want and come home dirty.” “I think the mixed culture you have in Manchester is really good, even in a restaurant way, because you can have whatever you want at different places. I was used to it when I was in Portugal with my father and going to the coffee shops where they play cards, they play chess, they play pool, they play darts also. I know it was something a bit familiar and it’s something I like to do also with my family.”
Marcus is nearing 100 United goals, but his impressive assists tally proves that his game is also about versatility.
Or the brilliant run-and-pass to Fred against Newcastle. Perhaps those England prospects and the looming prospect of that 100th United goal have even meant that he has been straining just a little too hard in recent matches. Remember those goals against Liverpool and Arsenal earlier this season? The Dutchman admitted as much back in August, before our no.10 had provided a single one of his eight goal contributions of 2022/23 so far, telling the media: "He knows I love him." Top finishes in big, pressure moments. He has pass kings Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes to supply wit and wisdom from midfield.