Erik ten Hag about mistake Tyrell Malacia on European evening ManUnited: ‘That is not the reason for the substitution’ | Foreign football

,,It wasn’t that I was necessarily dissatisfied with that goal. I just wasn’t happy with our left wing in possession. That was not the best first half,” Ten Hag said afterwards in various English media. That is why he took Malacia and Jadon Sancho aside.

Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw replaced them. ,,I hoped with Marcus and Luke that we would get more movement behind the defense and as far as I’m concerned that has been successful.” Rashford played a leading role with two goals and therefore had an important part in Manchester United’s victory.

Not only the left flank was a point of criticism. Ten Hag mainly insisted on the intensity of his players. ,,We have to keep going, improve ourselves and give the maximum, because good is not good enough for me. And right now we’re definitely not that good,” he said.

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Ten Hag referred to the humiliation in the Manchester derby (6-3 loss). ,,We saw that on Sunday and we have to do a lot better. I think the biggest problem is, and that’s what we did much better before in matches: the intensity,” the trainer continued. ,,We have to bring the intensity to the field every game. That was the big difference between City and United, so that’s the requirement for our team, for all our players, everyone has to take responsibility for that.”

United will face Everton in the Premier League next weekend. United are sixth in the league after seven games. In the Europa League, Ten Hag and his team have 6 points after three matches.