Man Utd have just five guaranteed starters and Ten Hag does not know best team, claim Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves
MANCHESTER UNITED manager Erik ten Hag has yet to find his best team and only has five guaranteed starters so far this season.
That is according to former United stars Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves, who claim Ten Hag is still struggling to find the right blend for his team.
The pair agreed that no one but Lisandro Martinez, David de Gea, Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes and Christian Eriksen are promised a spot in the Dutchman's starting line-up.
Hargreaves told : "Luke Shaw came into the side against Everton, [Victor] Lindelof came into the side, Casemiro came into the side. So he's still trying to find the blend.
"You could argue the only people that are guaranteed to start really are Martinez, De Gea, Dalot, Bruno [and] maybe Eriksen.
"But the rest of the positions are up for grabs, so I think there are auditions for these players to go on and play well.
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"I think they've got a big squad but I still think he's getting to know it. I think considering where they were he's doing a good job. If they can be top four then I think they've had a heck of a season."
Scholes believes that Ten Hag has been using the Europa League games to rest some of his key players for the Premier League.
The 52-year-old made just a few tweaks against Omonia Nicossia on Thursday, which saw Scott McTominay coming off the bench to break the deadlock and award his team with a 1-0 win at the death.
Scholes added: "I think it's still very early days. As I said before, I still think he's trying to find that right blend in his team.
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"I think he'd almost like to rest a few of his players on the Thursday night games for the Sundays.
"Cause he's not quite sure what his best team is, [he is] not totally thrilled with the performances. The winning games, yeah, but I don't think he's got the right blend of what he actually wants.
"I think he's using these games for almost practice as far as Premier League games.
"Look it's very difficult to predict what team he's gonna pick with resting players but he seems to play his strongest team all the time and trying to find the right blend has been difficult.
"There's been injuries as well, it's been difficult. But I think the signs are looking promising. The longer he goes, the more confident he'll become in his team."