Manchester United turn their attention to Carabao Cup action on Tuesday night, as the Red Devils welcome League One outfit Barnsley to Old Trafford.
The Tykes have already beaten two teams in this competition, with a penalty shootout victory away at Wigan in the first round followed by an upset win over Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United at Oakwell.
After lifting the League Cup in 2022 and the FA Cup last season, Ten Hag is hoping to add another domestic success to Man United’s trophy cabinet this year.
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United got back on track last weekend with a comprehensive 3-0 win over a struggling Southampton side, a score line that mirrored their derby defeat to Liverpool prior to the international break.
Erik Ten Hag’s men rode their luck early on with Cameron Archer squandering a chance to put Southampton in front with a poorly struck penalty that was comfortably saved by Andre Onana.
The Red Devils compounded the Saints misery as barely two minutes after the spot kick incident, Matthijs de Ligt recorded his first goal in English football with an accurate header beyond the fingertips of Aaron Ramsdale.
After grabbing a foothold in the game, United dominated their opponents and doubled their advantage shortly after with Marcus Rashford’s strike evading everyone and finding the bottom corner.
Alejandro Garnacho was introduced into proceedings in the second half and he wreaked havoc on a tired Southampton defence. He skipped past Saints captain Jack Stephens before being sized down from the defender in a way that was deemed dangerous and the Englishman was given his marching orders.
The Argentine stroked home United’s third to give the Red Devils their second win of the campaign after a disappointing run of form.
