Erik ten Hag and his reasons for not playing with the all-time top scorer and Man Utd leader

Manchester United visited the neighboring team at Etihad Stadium in what was their resumption in the Premier League after almost a month without matches, the Red Devils arrived with a confidence far over the top, they believed it would be a match that would not mean sacrifice and humility.

The talk before the Manchester derby was about Man Utd's players in the international break, manager Erik ten Hag spoke highly of all his players, and was even encouraging in the case of Harry Maguire. No doubt the team lost the way forward after winning four games in a row.

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The top scorer in the history of the sport, had no participation in Man Utd, the team was apathetic and lacked leadership to be able to reverse the situation. The coach preferred to use two players coming back from injury rather than the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.