Ten Hag targets the 'right man' in attack

The boss is determined to get "the right man" in to bolster his options going forward, after already securing the services of goalkeeper Andre Onana and midfielder Mason Mount.

Amid media links with a number of number nines from across the world, the speculation will only intensify following Ten Hag's latest comments, on the eve of Saturday's friendly against Arsenal in New Jersey, with the 22:00 BST kick-off live on MUTV.

"It's in our power to get the right man in," Erik said at a press conference, previewing the Gunners game. "We know our targets.

"We do everything we can, every effort we put in to get this done.

"It's an area where we need improvement."

When asked about Tottenham captain Harry Kane and why no move had been made for the Spurs star, Ten Hag replied: "I don't come in to talk about specific players who are under contract at another club."

Erik was also pressed on whether there were any financial constraints when planning our next move, as has been suggested in some quarters.

"You have to talk," he said. "You make the question to the wrong person. I am aware of finance, of FFP rules. Across United, we do everything to get the target in."

The boss also accepts that it is a team responsibility to score more goals in 2023/24 than we managed in his maiden campaign in charge.

"We proved, also last season, we can be very successful. We didn't have too many strikers. We still proved we were successful. I expect more from our front players. On a higher level. I said we have to raise the bar. I expect more from all the players. So from the front players but also across the whole team, we expect more goals."