While Ten Hag has shown a reluctance to make wholesale changes to the personnel on the pitch, he has a knack for making slight tactical tweaks for specific opponents.
Whether that be using Fernandes deeper, Weghorst in the no.10, or even Luke Shaw at centre-back, the Dutchman isn’t afraid to do the unexpected.
The tactics Erik deployed in the triumphant first leg worked brilliantly, giving us a key advantage ahead of the return fixture.
But with opposition manager Manuel Pellegrini sounding defiant in his pre-match press conference and Betis expected to come out all-guns-blazing, Ten Hag may have to alter his approach this time round.
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