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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has claimed that new signing Leny Yoro is determined to recover and come back strongly after sustaining an early injury setback.
Last month, United signed Yoro from Lille in a £42m plus £10m in add-ons deal. The club warded off stiff competition from the likes of Real Madrid, Paris Sant-Germain and Liverpool to land the player.
Yoro made his United debut in a 2-0 pre-season win against Rangers, impressing in a brilliant 45-minute cameo.
However, he picked up an injury in the next game, vs. Arsenal at SoFi Stadium. The Red Devils confirmed that the Frenchman suffered a foot injury that is expected to keep him out of action for around three months.
Yoro sent a message to supporters after successfully undergoing surgery on the issue and expressed his aim to return to action as soon as possible.
Ten Hag spoke to Sky Sports and was questioned about how Yoro is coping with his setback. The Dutch coach said, “This is one of the reasons why we signed him, he’s very mature and has a great personality. He is dealing with it [the injury], looking forward and being bright.”
“He is being positive. He’s already started his rehab. There is a fire burning there and as I’ve said, for his age he is very mature. He won’t get distracted and he knows what he wants. He knows what he wants to go and I’m sure he’ll be returning as soon as possible and will be supportive of the team winning games and trophies.”
“You [the players] need heart and you need head, both traits are very important, so we need both things right to form a team and in a team you need different skillsets, but personality, mentality and character are very important to construct a winning team.”
Ten Hag also opened up on the appointment of Ruud van Nistelrooy as a coach.
According to Ten Hag, Van Nistelrooy’s addition to his backroom staff will massively benefit the players.
“Of course, strikers can take benefit from him because he was such a great striker, he scored so many goals, he had so much success, so definitely he’ll help the strikers in different areas. But definitely, on the mental side, he will bring his desire to win games by scoring goals. I have strong belief in the person, strong belief in his skills, to help our team score goals.”
“But also to help our team working as a team that means we’re attacking as an 11, and in the end, he’s the one who finished but he was part of 11 players. So we have to defend with 11 players and the front players are the first defenders.”
United return to action this weekend when they take on Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley.
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