Senior Man United Players Blame Ten Hag For Poor Start 

Many senior Manchester United players believe that the team’s slow start can be attributed in large part to Erik ten Hag’s rigorous preseason training regimen.

The loss of several important players due to injury has made United’s challenging start to the new season even more tough. This season, Lisandro Martinez, Casemiro, and Luke Shaw have all been out for extended periods of time, and Ten Hag was already without two-thirds of his starting lineup. During the international break, United’s injury woes have grown with the addition of Marcus Rashford, Andre Onana, Christian Eriksen, and Rasmus Hojlund.

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According to The Guardian, there is a belief among certain first-team players that an aggressive pre-season training regimen is to blame for United’s injury issues. Over the summer, the Red Devils participated in eight friendlies and a 12-day trip to the United States, which left the players feeling “overworked”. 

Senior stars have complained about “feeling as tired” at the start of the season as they did at the end of the last campaign. United have been beaten five times already in the Premier League and sit bottom of their Champions League group with one win from four games.

For the first time since they were relegated in 1973–74, United has dropped as many as nine of their first 17 games of a season across all competitions.