Erik ten Hag showed a willingness to develop young players at Ajax and he could turn to academy starlets at Manchester United to show across the club’s current predicament. The Red Devils have lost each of their first two Premier League games under Ten Hag, and a number of other senior players have performed abysmally. Ten Hag could subsequently turn to a few of the club’s young players in a bid to refresh his team, especially with a scarcity of transfer business. Express Sport looks at which young talents might be utilized by the Dutchman.
Zidane Iqbal
Box-to-box midfielder Zidane Iqbal caught the eye of Ten Hag throughout the pre-season. A pair of wonderful performances throughout the club’s tour of Asia can have proved that the 19-year-old can cope at senior level.
Already a senior international with Iraq, Iqbal trains with United’s first team. He made his skilled debut under Ralf Rangnick within the Champions League last season.
Nonetheless, he’s yet to make his Premier League bow. That would are available the near future if United’s midfield continues to underperform.
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Charlie Savage
The son of former Wales international Robbie, Charlie Savage was one other player who impressed Ten Hag during pre-season. But like Iqbal, Savage is yet to make the bench in either of United’s two Premier League fixtures this season.
The 19-year-old has as a substitute played for the U21s, scoring within the 5-1 drubbing by Crystal Palace last week. There might be a probability to step as much as the senior squad in the approaching weeks.
Alejandro Garnacho
United fought off competition from Juventus and Atletico Madrid to maintain the highly-rated Garnacho in the summertime. The 18-year-old has already been called up by Argentina’s senior team amid a global allegiance battle with Spain.
Garnacho made his Premier League debut under Rangnick and has made three appearances for the club. Showing trust within the teenager, Ten Hag put him on for the ultimate couple of minutes against Brighton as United chased an equaliser. He remained an unused substitute against Brentford.
United’s most talented teenager will certainly earn more game time in the approaching weeks and months, even when the Old Trafford hierarchy usher in a recent winger.
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