Manchester United: Erik ten Hag confirms search for striker after Cristiano Ronaldo exit | Football News

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United should exchange Cristiano Ronaldo with one other striker, be that within the switch market or selling inside.

Ronaldo’s acrimonious departure from Old Trafford was confirmed on November 22, leaving Ten Hag with a depleted attacking power with which to deal with the rest of United’s marketing campaign.

In the type of Alejandro Garnacho, Anthony Elanga and Facuno Pellistri, Ten Hag believes United possess gamers able to filling the void left by five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo, however revealed he can be ready to enter the switch market, offering the best goal turned accessible.

“Two things,” Ten Hag mentioned. “Impulse can come out of our own club, see Garnacho, see Elanga, see Pellistri, who made a good impression at the World Cup and also in training. That is first.

“Second, sure, we’re conscious we misplaced a striker, so I feel now we have to get a striker in, nevertheless it needs to be the best one.

“The right one is a player that brings quality to the team, not just adding to the squad because that only gives you problems. And, you know the criteria is high here at Manchester United.”

Ten Hag: Rashford can rating 20 PL targets

Another participant Ten Hag believes may reply United’s attacking issues is Marcus Rashford.

The England worldwide marked his return from the World Cup with an excellent solo purpose in United’s 2-0 Carabao Cup fourth-round victory over Burnley, and Ten Hag believes the ahead is able to hitting the 20-goal mark within the Premier League this season.

“I don’t want to pin myself on a number,” Ten Hag added. “I said it from the start, Rashford is capable of scoring 20 goals in the Premier League, I am convinced about that.

“He now has 4, however he has many different targets, he scored three on the World Cup, so he has the potential to additionally rating that variety of targets within the Premier League.”

Ten Hag assured targets will begin to stream

Rashford is United’s prime scorer within the Premier League this season with 4 targets. Overall, Ten Hag’s aspect have discovered the online on 20 events this season, the fewest of any present top-seven crew, however the Dutchman is assured the targets will begin to stream.

“We are aware we have to score more goals, we have to improve many more of our own elements in football. We have to be more decisive. You worry when you don’t create chances, but it is clear we have to score more.

“When I analyse the primary 20 video games, we had a whole lot of issues within the entrance line, typically I had nothing to decide on, or gamers weren’t 100 per cent and I nonetheless needed to play them.

“That was a problem during the first 20 games this season. When we get better availability of fit players in the front line, we will score more goals.”

Ten Hag: Good just isn’t adequate

United finish their 38-day World Cup intermission when Nottingham Forest journey to Old Trafford on Monday evening.

Asked whether or not the break had offered time to mark his personal efficiency since taking cost of United, Ten Hag mentioned: “I am happy, I don’t have to do that. I leave that to others.

“I do not give myself a grade. I give my greatest day by day, I give the perfect I’ve. I need to see a greater model of myself. That is what I can promise. I’m assured the progress will come.

“You can always do better. When you are satisfied it brings you to laziness, I don’t want that. For me, good is not good enough, we have to do better. That also counts for the manager.”