Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag will already be looking ahead to this weekend’s game against Southampton and will hope his players return from international duty unscathed.

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The first international break of the season is coming to an end Premier League action will be the full focus once agai n.Manchester United went into the break on the back of two defeats, first losing in the last minute against Brighton and Hove Albion.

 

As if that wasn’t painful enough, United then went and lost 3-0 to Liverpool in humiliating fashion.

 

Ten Hag is looking to bounce back against Southampton this weekend but the 12:30pm kick off on Saturday doesn’t exactly help players returning from international duty.

 

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Matthijs de Ligt off at half-time in Netherlands clash

Defender Matthijs de Ligt is one United player away with his country right now, featuring for the Netherlands.Kimmich

De Ligt was barely seen at Euro 2024Kimmich but was given a chance to shine against Bosnia and Herzegovina over the weekend.

The United defender was criticised for his performance having arguably been at fault for two goals.

Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman threw his support behind De Ligt but called on him to improve moving forward.

 

De Ligt was duly given another chance against Germany on Tuesday evening, but it was another tough outing.

 

With the Netherlands leading 1-0, De Ligt gave the ball away inside his own half and saw Deniz Undav find the net.

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De Ligt then attempted to block another Undav effort inside his own box but his challenge only handed the ball straight to Joshua Kimmich to  score.