Ten Hag: I am really proud of the team

ROTATIONS IN THE FORWARD LINE

“Definitely [good to have Martial back]. We have some offensive problems with availability and we need more players available so we can rotate and not always play the same players. We have to freshen now and again. You see tonight when we bring Garnacho on, we can bring Anthony Elanga in, with new energies coming up. We need that if we want to be successful, especially in the front line, we need rotation.”

STRONG FOUNDATIONS

”It is a quick game, it is an intense game. What we have to do better is we have to play football at a higher intensity because that is what the top teams do. I think we have made a step in the right direction, but also on the ball, like in the first half, we have to be better in control. In moments, we have to have more composure on the ball to track an opponent up, then we can speed the ball up. I think we are heading in the right direction, but there is still a long way to go.”

PLANS FOR THE WORLD CUP BREAK

”I think that is what we continue to do. Analyse, reflect on our performance, but, of course, we have a little bit more time, which allows us to get a little bit deeper into stuff. That is what we will do and we will look at where we can improve. We will have a good reflection on where we can improve [But, first, Fulham] and every game is to win is really important but it’s clear, yeah. Part one [tonight] was revenge for Sunday but part two has to come.”