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The formation of Ten Hag is a long story

Longtime Manchester United servant David de Gea has given a fascinating insight into manager Erik ten Hag’s training sessions and revealed how the players react to them.

The Dutchman, 52, took over at Old Trafford on a long-term contract this summer.

After a slow start to life under Ten Hag, which included a 2-1 loss to Brighton and a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Brentford, United are on course to make it into the top four.

United are fifth on 26 points and three behind fourth-placed Tottenham.

And first-team goalkeeper De Gea has revealed the attention to detail Ten Hag puts into his training sessions.

The Spaniard, who has been snubbed a World Cup spot in Luis Enrique’s squad, has also opened up the lid on how United stars perform on the training ground on a daily basis.

Speaking to club media, De Gea said: “I think he has high demands for everyone, there is a lot of information. We are used to playing under him because we learn a lot. new things as a team.

“I think we like him, we train very hard with him. It’s long training sessions, tactics, everything and I think we’re going in the right direction.

“We are playing very well, as you saw in the last game, we showed that we can play very well. We are winning games and that is the most important thing.”