Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw has been 'extremely impressed' by the way manager Erik ten Hag sold his ideas to the squad right from the very start of pre-season.
United have made significant improvements under the Dutchman so far this term. They are currently sixth in the Premier League table, one point shy of the Champions League places, having already played all five of the clubs currently above them in the table.
The Reds took a respectable four points off Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur last week, laying down a marker in their quest to finish inside the top four this season. Their style of play has significantly improved under Ten Hag and their performances against both Chelsea and Spurs were impressive.
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And for Shaw, who recently reclaimed the left-back berth from summer recruit Tyrell Malacia, there is a lot more to come from United under Ten Hag. He outlined just how impressed he has been with the progress they have so far made under the former Ajax boss, but accepts they can still improve.
"He speaks to the players individually quite a lot and I think, from the start of pre-season, I could see what sort of manager he was going to be and I was extremely impressed with the way he came across, not just in terms of how he speaks to you, but his ideas of how he wants his team to set up," Shaw told club media.
"His structure and the way he wants to play with the ball and without the ball – it was really impressive. Things obviously take time, but I think we're going in the right direction and I think it could be a really good next few months because I feel like we're taking the right steps.
"I think there has been a massive improvement. The start of the season was obviously nowhere near good enough, we all knew that, but I think, since then, we've taken a lot of big strides [forward] and good strides, but I think there is still a lot more to come.
"We know we can do better – for example against Newcastle at home, we have to be winning those games and taking three points instead of one. But there has definitely been improvements and there is still a lot more to come."
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