Around six-and-a-half hours after Jose Mourinho finished his entertaining press conference, it was Erik ten Hag's turn at the Man United team hotel.
Manchester United will be without ten players for their Europa League tie against Fenerbahce, with Mason Mount set to be sidelined for "a little bit longer".
Full backs Habeeb Ogunneye and Harry Amass have been added to the squad, having both appeared in matchday squads earlier this year. United have only travelled to Istanbul with 20 players - three fewer than the maximum they are allowed for their Uefa matchday squad. United have won one of their past ten European matches. They have scored 12 goals in their last four European away ties yet lost two 4-3 and drew the other two 3-3. Their last away victory in European competition was against Real Betis in the Europa League round-of-16 in March 2023.
Ten Hag ended United's trophy drought that had strayed close to six years in 2023, with their previous triumph in the Europa League under Mourinho. "We won domestic cups after he left but Man United didn't win in Europe and it's also for us a target, what we want to achieve and we have a big opportunity this season.
"Mourinho and I, we won a lot of trophies the last years but you have to prove yourself every year and when you don't win we are always under criticism. We know that we are experienced enough. Professional football is about winning games and when you don't win, the criticism is coming.
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