Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag was pleased with their performance for Wednesday's preseason defeat of Lyon.

United won 1-0 via Donny van de Beek's goal.

Ten Hag said: “I have seen a lot of positives. So it was enjoyable to watch, it was how we want to see our team - front foot, lot of dynamics, be aggressive - so it was a very good game.

“So, first half, how we started, three massive chances from the start but that is straight, the criticism, you have to score, you have to net. That was already our problem last year and we have to realise that, we have to be more ruthless and clinical in those situations. But we create them and from good pressing and good turnovers, so I'm happy with that. I think in the first half, it was a really competitive game and, in the second half, we totally dominated the game by being in their half, staying in their half and, like you said, there were some young lads who made very good impressions.

“It was a good mix between experience and young players. Donny's already very experienced, Fred a lot of experience. Jonny Evans, even more experience, and that, in the middle of the park, you can see the young lads that they can improve their game because they get coached and they accept it. I think what they did very well was we work on a certain way to play and they transfer it to the pitch so I'm really happy and pleased with that."

On short-term signing Jonny Evans, Ten Hag added: “Absolutely, you could see he's a really fine character, he's a personality, he's a leader. He understands football so it's nice to see him playing and he really contributes to the good performance of the team in the second half."