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Amidst tough periods, managers often make unconvential changes to their team’s setup in hope of a turn in form.
For Ralf Rangnick, it was the decision to involve academy players like Alejandro Garnacho and Anthony Elanga into his side.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer experimented with his formation, trialling a 3-5-2 setup towards the end of his tenure.
With the pressure mounting on Erik ten Hag, fans and pundits are calling for a change to Manchester United’s approach.
Whether this change is tactical or personnel-related, Ten Hag cannot bury his head in the sand with his current setup.
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Tomorrow, United face Porto away in the Europa League, after an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Spurs on Sunday.
In that game, Mason Mount suffered a head injury and is absent from United’s travelling squad to Portugal.
To replace him, Ten Hag has looked to United’s academy and promoted Dan Gore to the senior squad for tomorrow’s game.
The 20-year-old had an impressive performance for United’s U21s against Hertha in the Premier League International Cup last night, which likely played a part in his step up to the first team.
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After his Premier League debut last season, Ten Hag insisted that Gore was not given the opportunity as a gift, but through his hard work in training.
“I’m not a coach who gives opportunities to players [for no reason], they have to earn it.”
“I don’t hand opportunities to young players. They must consistently prove their worth in training”, Ten Hag said.
Gore is coming off an injury-riddled season but remains one of United’s most exciting academy prospects.
Last week, the attacking midfielder played his first football match in nine months against Doncaster’s U-21s.
With nothing working for United at the moment, it would not be farfetched to see Gore involved in tomorrow’s game, with Ten Hag desperate for a turn in results.
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