The boss faced the media on Friday afternoon, ahead of the Reds' Premier League trip to Brentford on Saturday (20:00 GMT).
As well as delivering injury updates on Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw, Erik also spoke glowingly about our no.37, who made his senior debut for England during the international break and then followed it up with an inaugural start for the Three Lions just days later.
Here, we select the key lines from part one of Ten Hag's press conference, with the boss underlining the importance of carrying momentum from our dramatic FA Cup win over Liverpool into our clash with the Bees.