EXCLUSIVE: Luton City defender Teden Mengi insists his aspect can pile additional stress on Erik ten Hag as he makes his return to Man United on the again of spectacular draw with Liverpool

Luton City defender Teden Mengi believes his aspect can pile additional stress on Erik ten Hag this weekend as he prepares to make his first return to Manchester United.

The Premier League new boys had been simply minutes away from inflicting the most important shock of the season thus far on Sunday just for Luis Diaz’s injury-time objective to disclaim them a well-known win over Liverpool.

Mengi was excellent for Luton in opposition to Jurgen Klopp’s group and the central defender believes they will construct on the end result in opposition to United on Saturday.

‘It was a tricky sport as we anticipated in opposition to an excellent Liverpool aspect, however I felt we extra and held our personal in opposition to them,’ he mentioned.

‘We actually ought to have received after being so near victory, however in all honesty we’d have taken a draw earlier than the beginning of the sport.

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‘It is good for the boldness that we will cope at this degree and we wish to kick on from right here.

‘The efficiency will give us confidence one hundred pc going into Manchester United this weekend that we will get a end result there and we could have no concern.

‘They haven’t been in nice type of late and hopefully we will go there and trigger them issues and get a end result.’

Saturday’s journey to Previous Trafford marks Mengi’s first return to United since leaving for Luton in the summertime and he’s decided to show to everybody on the membership he’s able to enjoying within the Premier League.

The 21-year-old got here by way of the youth system at Previous Trafford, representing the varied age teams earlier than progressing to the first-team, debuting for the membership in August 2020.

Mengi made solely two senior appearances for United spending day out on mortgage with Derby County and Birmingham Metropolis over the previous few seasons.

Accidents hampered Mengi’s bid to determine himself at United, however the England U20 worldwide all the time backed his skill to play usually within the Premier League and he’s taking that chance with Luton with a lot of spectacular shows for the Hatters.

‘Will probably be an important day [ to go back to United] and I wish to show to them and present everybody what I’m able to and that I can play at this degree,’ added Mengi.

‘I’ve all the time backed my skill to carry out the way in which I can, however sadly accidents haven’t been on my aspect.

‘I’m actually having fun with it at Luton and I’m grateful they’ve given me the chance to play within the Premier League.’

Mengi has hailed the affect of Luton boss Rob Edwards on the membership and believes he has instilled a household really feel across the squad which may show essential of their battle to remain up.

‘He [Edwards] is so good to play below,’ famous Mengi.

‘His communication and utility is spot-on and he has belief in all of the gamers.

‘It is sort of a household throughout the squad, we’re such a decent unit and are a humble group and that may very well be key in serving to us keep up.’