After he got the 700th goal in his club career in Manchester United's win overEverton, the hope is that the goals will flow.
After coming off the bench, he scored his second goal of the season and reached the impressive milestone.
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The 37-year-old has seen his chances to play restricted so far this season, but Ten Hag believes the winner againstEverton could prompt a purple patch in front of goal
Even though you are the best in the world, you need the goals, according to Ten Hag. They come easier once they have some goals.
It's impressive when you score 700 goals. I'm happy for him and I wish him the best. It's his first goal of the season and I'm really happy for him. I am certain that he will get more goals.
The victory moved United up to fifth in the table. It was a crucial win after the 6-3 defeat to Manchester City a week ago.
"Criticism is normal when you have a defeat especially in a big game in a derby, so we have to deal with that and then you learn the lessons and we did, already on Thursday and today," said Ten Hag.
In and out of possession was how the first 35 minutes went. We had a goal against, but I think we responded well and turned it around before the half-time break, so great.
Another injury to Anthony Martial was bad news for United. After missing games because of injuries, the Frenchman was given his first start of the season, but had to leave after just 28 minutes because of a groin problem.
Ten Hag said he needed to see. I don't know what it is. I can give an answer when I know how serious it is.