Erik ten Hag has known as on Manchester United to signal a striker “as soon as possible” to permit sufficient time to combine a brand new recruit into the workforce, with the chief admitting the membership’s failure to take action up to now this summer season isn’t supreme.
Having reinforced his midfield with Mason Mount and changed goalkeeper David de Gea with Andre Onana, Ten Hag is concentrated on Atlanta’s Rasmus Højlund or Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal Kolo Muani as his new No 9.
“The only thing I can say is we will do everything that’s in our power to get it done,” Ten Hag stated. “If it was up to me, as soon as possible, the earlier the better, because we have to integrate him into the team, the way of play. In an ideal situation, he was already here but you do not always get ideal situations as a manager and you have to deal with the situation.”
Marcus Rashford scored 30 goals last season, the first United player to reach that number since Robin van Persie in 2012-13. Ten Hag believes he can be as successful again next year if the 25-year-old has the right approach.
“When his attitude is right then he will do that, it’s not easy and the team has to play well to put him in the right position,” Ten Hag said. “When the team is playing well, so when we keep the rules and principles in our way of play and Rashford’s attitude is right and he puts himself in the right position, he will finish because he has great abilities. When he is in the box, he’s clinical, he’s ruthless, and he scores goals, with his right foot, with his left foot and with his head.”
United managed only 58 goals in the Premier League last term, the lowest of all the top-six teams. Ten Hag wants other players to contribute.
“We are underperforming there and we are aware of it so others have to contribute also in that area and therefore we are looking for scoring abilities,” Ten Hag stated. “I think in Mason Mount we have a player extra who is capable of scoring goals and creating them, and to play players like Rashford into position to score more goals.”
Anthony Martial skilled for the primary time on Monday since struggling a hamstring downside in past due May. The Frenchman started final season as Ten Hag’s first-choice centre-forward however his tendency to succumb to accidents has thrown his long run into doubt.
Ten Hag stated: “Today, he was once within the workforce coaching, so it’s truly hopeful. [he is fit again], Of path, in case you have a participant on your squad it’s a must to be expecting he’s to be had and gamers must take duty to be to be had.
“But when he isn’t, I’ve to maintain the placement and we’ve proven we will achieve success with out that striker. But it is more uncomplicated in case you have that striker within the workforce as a result of each membership that wins large trophies has scoring skills in that workforce.
“We desire a just right squad and Anthony Martial is a smart soccer participant so he’s going to lend a hand us rating targets. There are different spaces like urgent in ownership mixtures, he is an ideal participant, so we are hoping he is have compatibility and he remains have compatibility.”
Ten Hag will box a United XI that will probably be principally made up of junior gamers in opposition to Wrexham at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium on Wednesday, with 35-year-old Johnny Evans captaining the facet. The following day a senior XI will face Real Madrid in Houston.