‘We move on’: Ten Hag forgives Garnacho and calms talk of divided squad

Manchester United, Ten Hag sought to further cool waters. “Alejandro is a young player, has to learn a lot,” he said. “He apologised for it and after that we move on.”semi-final with Coventry: “I wouldn’t point to that.” He next mounted a defence of Casemiro, criticised heavily for his performance during last week’s 2-2 draw at Bournemouth.

“I think we needed the six when I arrived here and last season Casemiro was fantastic,” said Ten Hag of a player signed late in last year’s summer transfer window from Real Madrid on hefty wages after several weeks pursuing the Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong at Barcelona. “I don’t think he ever scored so many goals as well but as a six, a holding midfielder, as a strategist, he was so important for the team. This season he struggled with a bad injury he never had in his career, but he is such a winner. See his career, always in his career he has won, everywhere he was there will be success,” said Ten Hag of the five-time Champions League winner.

“I trust he will give us success and I know he will need games and he will be better and I’m very confident about him.”have also been uncomfortable for Ten Hag. Sancho has underperformed for United, and also criticised the club on social media, with reports of him training away from the main squad before his loan move back to the club United paid £73m in 2021 for the winger.

“We know Jadon Sancho is a fantastic football player, so that is not a surprise for us, that is not the issue,” Ten Hag said. “Of course, I follow international football and follow the players on loan at other clubs. It was a fantastic game, Dortmund against Atlético Madrid, great performance from Dortmund and for Jadon it’s good news. He made his contribution to the result for Dortmund.

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