Man United have a crucial Champions League match on Tuesday when they face FC Copenhagen in their third group game.
In conventional wisdom, taking off your best striker when you're in desperate search of a goal in a game you have to win is seen as a rather peculiar decision.
It's hardly worth screaming from the rooftops over but United are starting to build what could eventually become momentum at an opportune time. They return to Champions League action on Tuesday evening in need of an even more important win. Ten Hag worked extremely hard last season to get the club back into a state fit enough to qualify for the competition and for all that work to be frittered away before the new year would be a travesty. It's clear how much the competition means to the manager and he outlined returning to it as his biggest target last season.
The Dane hasn't brought the consistent goals United needs but his agility and physicality give the side a much stronger focal point. One that helps other forwards come into the game. Not to mention his pace, strength and skill do make him a serious concern for defences.
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