Ten Hag had made a base for Cristiano Ronaldo in his second Premier League game, after the Portuguese star had started on the bench last week due to too short preparation. But precisely the opening goal came from Ronaldo’s loss of possession. The Portuguese lost the ball in midfield, after which Josh Dasilva’s shot certainly seemed tenable. Goalkeeper David de Gea blundered, however, to Ten Hag’s horror.
Not much later it became 2-0 and again De Gea was not free. He played Christian Eriksen in a difficult position, after which the Dane lost the ball and Mathias Jensen made it 2-0. Ben Mee (header from a corner that came in front of the goal in the second instance) and Bryan Mbeumo (from a razor-sharp counter after a corner by United, of course) caused Ten Hag’s face after 34 minutes.
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With Tyrell Malacia in the team after the break, United went on the hunt for rehabilitation, but the team was unable to punch a hole in the home team’s defense. Eriksen was close twice with a header and a shot, but it was not to be for the Dane against his old club. Donny van de Beek was allowed to fill in for Ten Hag in the final phase, but he too could no longer distinguish himself. For example, Ten Hag is currently experiencing a horror start as a coach in the Premier League. Zero points from two duels with Brighton and Brentford, the coach who was so successful at Ajax would not have imagined that…
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