Ten Hag suggests his squad might have a ‘a kick within the a**’

Erik ten Hag admits he is keen to present his Manchester United gamers a boot up the bottom to assist eliminate their infuriating inconsistency.

The Dutchman has a fame for being a disciplinarian with £73million winger Jadon Sancho banished from the first-team squad for publicly questioning the supervisor.

Asked how he tries to encourage the returning Marcus Rashford, whose kind has dipped this season, Ten Hag stated forthrightly: ‘I believe virtually any participant, generally it is arm across the shoulder, generally a kick within the ass.

‘It makes a distinction in administration which method you are taking, the kick or the arm.

‘There have been excessive highs and low lows. As a group we have now to get extra constant. The group have proved their high quality in sure video games and performed good soccer below excessive strain.

‘But towards Bournemouth (which United misplaced 3-0), there have been turnovers the place we misplaced management within the build-up too simply.’

United have misplaced seven of their 16 Premier League video games this season and completed backside of their Champions League group after defeat towards Bayern Munich on Tuesday, leaving them with none European soccer this season.

But regardless of the impression of an enormous chasm between them and Liverpool – fuelled by United’s 7-0 defeat at Anfield final season – they’ve completed above Jurgen Klopp’s facet in two of the final three campaigns.

With Sir Jim Ratcliffe about to purchase a 25% stake within the membership, Dave Brailsford and Ineos representatives visited Old Trafford 10 days in the past – however ten Hag stated he did not meet them.

‘No,’ he confirmed. ‘I can not say something about it. There are others on this membership who’re coping with the strategic assessment, so I’m simply ready.

‘I’m specializing in my job, which is performing with the group and the creating the group.’