Erik ten Hag endured a nightmare begin to life as Bayer Leverkusen supervisor as his aspect misplaced 5-1 to Flamengo U20s.
Leverkusen grew to become the primary Bundesliga membership to stage a pre-season tour in South America this summer time and the previous Man Utd boss named a robust beginning lineup in his first sport since changing Xabi Alonso.
Nigerian worldwide Victor Boniface led the road, whereas Mark Flekken – a summer time signing from Brentford – and 17-year-old Axel Tape – who arrived on a free from Paris Saint-Germain – all began in Rio de Janeiro.
Lorran put Flamengo in entrance after a speedy counter-attack inside two minutes, and it was 2-0 inside 10 when Arthur miscued a clearance, with the ball trickling into the again of his personal internet.
Flekken and Boniface have been substituted off with simply 36 minutes on the clock, with Niklas Lomb and Alejo Sarco their replacements.
It acquired worse earlier than the break, as Matheus Goncalves headed in a cross from the left, earlier than Pedro Leao struck after shot from distance had ricocheted again off the left-hand submit.
Ten Hag made 10 adjustments shortly after Gusttavo made it 5-0 following a menacing run in from the flank.
Granit Xhaka – the topic of an formidable transfer from Sunderland – Edmund Tapsoba, Alex Grimaldo, Patrick Schick, and former Southampton and Burnley ahead Nathan Tella have been amongst these to hitch the motion.
However a tap-in from Germany U18 worldwide Montrell Culbreath was all they might muster in what remained.
