Erik ten Hag stopped Manchester United player from leaving

Erik ten Hag is slowly but surely starting to get a tune out of this Manchester United side. Three wins on the trot mean that the Red Devils have recovered from a disastrous start to the campaign and are now sitting in a decent position. And if they can continue at this rate, it would not be a surprise to see them climbing further up the table and challenging for a top four spot this season, especially with Liverpool struggling at the moment.

Ten Hag has been backed by the club in the summer transfer window as well and that deserves credit. They have brought in players like Casemiro, Antony, Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen and a few others, who have quite certainly strengthened the squad significantly. On the other hand, the likes of Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho are starting to impress after underwhelming 2021/22 campaigns.

Now, it remains to be seen if the club can continue to improve on the pitch. And it is not just the senior players that Ten Hag appears to have his eyes on.

As reported by Manchester Evening News, Shola Shoretire had originally been earmarked for a loan exit this season but those plans were scrapped after Ten Hag indicated he wanted to keep the youngster around for the time being.

Ten Hag stopped Manchester United youngster from leaving on loan this summer

Ten Hag has a great record when it comes to developing youngsters and the fact that he decided to stop Shoretire from leaving just goes on to show that he rates him highly.

This is a good sign for the youngster for sure, who has impressed immensely at the youth levels and many believe is more than good enough to be a regular feature in the first-team one day. Let’s see how his development goes from here.

According to stats from Transfermarkt, Shoretire has made 5 appearances for Manchester United till now, playing 61 minutes of football in total.