Man Utd boss Ten Hag hails coach McCarthy's impact

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has hailed the impact of Benni McCarthy as first team coach.

The South African was appointed in the summer by ten Hag to help with his coaching setup.

The ex-Porto forward, who is a United fan and even scored against them in the Champions League in 2004, has helped coach the club's forward players this season.

Ten Hag told the club's website on McCarthy's impact: "In our coaching staff, we had a lot of defenders and midfield players. I wanted also to find a good balance.

He is offensive [minded] as he is a former striker and that is also a really specific job task in the team.

"I never played there [striker], so I'm lucky to have someone in my staff who played there. Football is about scoring and you have a goalkeeping specialist, but you also have offensive specialists and, in particular, we have a specific scoring trainer.

He has to add that, in details, working and for the rest of us, he has a relationship to all the players in our squad. He also has to work on the togetherness and he is doing a great job on that."