“We really looked into the history of Manchester United and we really looked also into the qualities of our players,” said Erik ten Hag before the friendly against Arsenal. “And then you can say, so what do we want to be? That is, we want to be the best transition team in the world. We want to surprise.”
“What fits this team is transition, both ways,” said the United manager before their pre-season game against Borussia Dortmund. “When you want to have a good attacking transition, you need very good pressing. That’s key, so we work a lot on that, on moments where we are compact. From compactness, we press the opponent and that can be in different levels on the pitch.