Erik Ten wanted to spend time with his wife at dinner on Wednesday night, so he decided not to watch Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Young Boys.

After three straight victories prior to the international break, United will look to continue their winning run when they take on City at Old Trafford on Sunday.

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The Red Devils didn’t put on a convincing show as they lost 1-0 to FC Copenhagen in the Winners League on Tuesday. This may have made fans even more worried before they played the Premier League winners. A lot of people may have thought that Ten Hag would watch City play in Switzerland on Wednesday to get a better idea of how Guardiola’s team might set up to play his team this weekend.

But Ten Hag looked calm as he went to Piccolino with his wife Bianca, which is their favorite Italian restaurant. City were working hard to beat Young Boys. The couple ate dinner early, but they didn’t leave until 8:10 p.m., which was already well into City’s game.

Piccolino is Erik ten Hag’s favorite restaurant

One of the other guests told Ten Hag he should leave first, so the Dutchman held the door open for them as he left.There didn’t seem to be a mix-up this time, unlike the night before when he accidentally turned down TNT Sports host Laura Woods’ handshake after she had interviewed him.

His mistake was quickly seen and fixed, while Woods found the funny side of the awkward situation.

The Red Devils have had a rough start to the season, losing six of their first thirteen games across all tournaments. Seeing Ten Hag in good spirits is a good sign for them.

Ten Hag had a fantastic first season with the team, winning the Carabao Cup and finishing third in the Premier League. The team had hoped to build on that performance.They haven’t been able to hit the same heights this season, though. Ten Hag, who has also had to deal with a lot of issues off the field, is under a lot of pressure because of this.

They will then play City on Sunday, who has had a strong start to the season as well. That will be his team’s last test.

They maintained their perfect Champions League record this season with a 3-1 victory over Young Boys. Ten Hag could be relieved he wasn’t present to witness it.

After a short slump before the international break, Erling Haaland continued to be very dangerous in front of goal in this game. He scored twice in the second half to bring all three points home for last year’s Treble winners.