Back at the hotel, the squad gathered for the final tactical meeting, Ten Hag pulling up Copenhagen's expected approach on the big screen.
"This is not Old Trafford again," he said, opening straight with it. "Last time they let us solve their block because they were happy with the point they thought they could get. Tonight, at home, needing results — they come at us early."
The clips ran one after another. Copenhagen's front players closing United's center-backs high up the pitch rather than waiting. Lerager and Falk both told to attack second balls the instant United's first pressure broke down. Elyounoussi drifting inside whenever a United fullback followed the wide runner too far. Achouri carrying directly at goal on any turnover rather than resetting play. Copenhagen's own fullbacks pushed high, trusting the crowd to cover for it.
