Erik Ten Hag names four Manchester United players who will start against Brighton and Hove Albion in their opening game of the Premier League season

Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial will be Manchester United's attacking quartet for their Premier League opener against the south coast club.

Ten Hag said of the four players: "You see they connect really good together. I think when you see that you are lucky as a manager, the team is lucky, we have a threat, we have weapons, and we have to improve that every day, to develop that.

"We have a squad here and we don’t have a lot of time, we have to be ready for August 7, the squad here is defined in generations. We have experienced players, but also we wanted to give some young talents the chance, while they deserved it, to be here."

Martial has scored three goals in three games during United's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia while Sancho and Rashford have each struck twice.

Fernandes is yet to register but has started all three games, as have Sancho and Martial, while Rashford has lined up in two.

With Cristiano Ronaldo's return date still unknown, ten Hag has settled on an attack devoid of the Portuguese and United scored 11 goals against Liverpool, Melbourne Victory and Crystal Palace.

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Ten Hag said: "I cannot give all young players the chances they maybe deserve, because we have to construct a team. It is good to have them in, I see them daily in training, so I get a really good impression from them, from there on we can develop them by good plans, that is the idea.

"Not all youngsters have gained minutes, I have to set priorities, but in future they will play an important role I think for building Man United."

Manchester United host Brighton at Old Trafford on August 7 – 2pm kick off.