Ten Hag: I want full concentration against Forest

 

“So it is, and we have a squad that's a competitive squad. So the differences between the players are not huge, with everyone fighting for his position. But also, across the season, injuries will come up and then, as a squad, you have to deal with it. So it gives opportunities for other players to show, and to get into the team.”

 

“Definitely. It's a matter of doing your job and, as a team, make sure that everyone is doing their job. So the togetherness. We dropped a level in the second half of the game. That has to be back; that is our standard. That is one of our highest values, and we have to do it all the time and everyone has to do it, because all of us, in the Premier League, you can't win games, even if you dominate the first 35 minutes of a game.”

 

 

“Yeah, but we want to win every game. It doesn't matter if we play away, if we play home. We know we can beat everyone. But we have to do the right things and we have to do it 100 per cent and consistently.”

 

“It's a very good team and also, I think, a very good squad even. They can pick [different] players, so we have to be on the front foot. We have to be fully concentrated. We know what their game plan will be, but it's important how we play against them, and we have to do our job. Hopefully, a full Old Trafford and the connection with the fans [will give us a lift]. There is a great vibe in the stadium, we are really looking forward to this game. Also we have to bounce back, we have to take revenge for last week. That was not good enough, we know that. But we also know that we can do it – we showed in the first 35 minutes of that game.”

 

 

“He's a kid from Manchester United and of course he will be really excited about his returning. He is a great player, offensive and a very attractive player as well. He can be very direct, so he's absolutely a threat. We have to look after him and to be prepared for him tomorrow. But as [for the] other players of Forest. They have players in the front line who can make an impact.”

 

“I think to change manager, most of the time it doesn't work out. Forest, last season, showed [that]. They believed in the person, in his abilities, and the strategy he had. In the end they got rewarded, so I'm happy that this happens in football, where it's so fluid and managers are so quickly under pressure. Then they change the manager. Most of the times, it doesn't have a good influence; it doesn't give the improvement you want to be.”

 

 

“Yeah, but first we're only focused on Nottingham Forest. That's the first job to do. Only think about that, and after this game we go ahead or we look further.”