With aggressive motion simply across the nook, Ten Hag handed minutes to a number of promising kids in opposition to Athletic together with Pellistri, Omari Forson and Alvaro Fernandez. 

"My players don’t give up, they fight until the end," added the previous Ajax boss. "I’m happy we got the equaliser and we had to fight for it. [The youngsters] deserve [the minutes], otherwise we don’t line them up.

"In pre-season, we've to provide them alternatives. But they should take it. Be courageous and present your self if you wish to keep within the first staff."