Ten Hag's harsh punishment for Manchester United players and Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United were scheduled to have a rest day after the second match day, but Erik Ten Hag felt otherwise. After the embarrassing defeat against Brentford, the Dutch manager wanted to show that his players did not deserve the day off, and used a peculiar punishment to teach them a lesson.

At the Community Stadium, the Red Devils ran 13.8 kilometers less than their opponents, a figure that shows the different intensity of the two sides. Ten Hag took note of this fact and, the following day, forced his players to cover the same amount of kilometers.

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The Dutch coach is visibly unhappy with his players, as he said after the debacle in London. "Conceding four goals in 35 minutes is garbage, it's poor. I asked my players to play with belief and take responsibility, and that's what they didn't do."

"We are, as a team, in a difficult process and we expected a different start. It seems like what happened last season, we're bringing into this season. We have to change that quickly," explained the Dutchman, who at the same time called for the arrival of new reinforcements.

Ten Hag needs new players

"We need new, quality players. We will try to convince them. With 15 days to go until the close of the transfer window, Manchester United are still struggling financially to sign midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who played under Ten Hag during his time at Ajax. In the event that no agreement is reached, all signs point to former PSG player Adrien Rabiot taking his place on the agenda.