Manchester United sinks: 0-3 at home against Tottenham who feel like they are surrendering and only 7 points in the standings after 6 days, with 3 defeats accumulated so far. And the situation around coach Erik Ten Hag is now becoming serious.
The Red Devils manager spoke to Sky Sports at the end of the match: “It was a bad start to the match” – his words – “Tottenham was dominant, we made many mistakes in ball possession that we shouldn’t have made. We couldn’t get out of the pressure in the best way and we made bad decisions. We had opportunities to recover, but then the red card changed the game. I don’t think it was a red card incident 1-0, we could have come back and it had a big impact on the match.”
Then again: “Our first half wasn’t good, it’s not possible that one player can dribble past our entire team and score a goal. We need to stop him first. I made it clear before the match how we have to defend ourselves. We’ve lost confidence, we can do better and all the players know it. We were undisciplined and hasty with the ball.
On the future: “Tomorrow is always a new day. I told the players that we have to learn, do things better and improve with the ball. There were situations in which we couldn’t keep the ball and find the man in support. Not I want to talk about progress after a defeat like this. We have to work.”