Izuchukwu OkosiManchester United manager Erik ten Hag was satisfied by his players’ performances against Liverpool in Sunday’s goalless draw at Anfield as they rise up to the seventh place in the Premier League table.
The team and the head coach have been facing the backlash of a lot of Red Devils’ supporters following Premier League and Champions League defeats to Bournemouth and Bayern Munich.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelEric Ten Hag spoke to the media during his post press conference.
“We should have taken more of the ball regains three or four passes in where we are capable of and then we could have even hurt the opponent even more,” the Dutchman said.
“But all over in the end, you have to conclude, we had the best chances from open play for Rasmus Hojlund and (Alejandro) Garnacho.
“I said that after the game in the dressing room I’m very proud of this team. We should do this more often. I said this.
“For instance, Newcastle was also a tough game, we make one mistake, we switch off and concede the goal.
“But when you stay in the game, when you are disciplined in your game plan, finally it opens up and you can take your chances or get two, three, four passes in after the ball regains, get the switches in and then you can really be more dominant in the game.”
On the controversial red card incident that led to the dismissal of Diego Dalot, the Red Devils boss also gave little away when it came to quickfire bookings for dissent, saying: “I will leave the judgement to you.”
United who missed a number of players like Casemiro, Bruno Fernandez, Anthony Martial and Mason Mount are currently seventh on the log.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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