Manchester United’s focus on improving their full-back situation is clear.

The recruitment department earmarked a new right-back before the summer started and ultimately Erik ten Hag pushed for a new left-back when Tyrell Malacia became available.

Getting those positions right will go a long way to determining the success of Ten Hag’s tenure. In his system, full-backs are expected to contribute to the attack as much as the defence, as indicated in a pre-season training drill of eight versus seven at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok where the full-backs were part of the attacking team.


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