Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag admitted he’s “not Harry Potter” following his facet’s 3-0 humbling by Liverpool earlier than hitting again at criticism over his teaching strategies in a tense post-match press convention.
The Purple Devils suffered a second consecutive Premier League defeat, with a Luis Diaz brace and Mohamed Salah objective seeing Liverpool breeze previous their bitter rivals at Previous Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
“I don’t wish to discuss positives right now,” the Dutchman stated following the Manchester United defeat. “There are some. However we have now to take this defeat. It hurts for us, particularly our followers, we have now to be humble and provides compliments to Liverpool, however we have to transfer on.”
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Ten Hag was unable handy a debut to £53million deadline day signing Manuel Ugarte in midfield on a day the place two Casemiro errors had been seized upon by Arne Slot’s facet, with the Brazilian substituted at half-time. However Ten Hag admitted it might be a while till the Uruguay worldwide is totally built-in into the workforce.
“Now we have to construct him into the workforce,” he stated. “It should take time, so it is not like I am Harry Potter. That’s what you need to acknowledge.
“And when you see Manuel Ugarte, he did not play to date within the season. Not one match minute. So he must construct his health charge after which we have now to construct him within the workforce and I’m positive he’ll contribute to our stage and he will likely be an essential participant however that can take a few weeks, perhaps even months.
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Casemiro’s disastrous efficiency got here following a poor finish to final season for the Brazilian, with Ten Hag having to dismiss rumours that the 32-year-old left the stadium at half-time.
“I met him after the sport within the dressing room, so he did not go away the stadium at half-time,” Ten Hag continued. “Why I subbed him was as a result of we’re 2-0 down in opposition to an opponent as Liverpool, with their qualities, they’re excellent.
“We needed to take dangers as a result of we wish to bounce again, then you definately want gamers in midfield to cowl floor, subsequently we put Toby Collyer on the pitch. I feel that in soccer everybody has to take duty. I am positive he is a superb character and he gained the whole lot in his profession what you’ll be able to think about. I’m positive he’ll preserve contributing to our workforce and Casemiro is all the time profitable so he will likely be there.”
Ten Hag additionally had a spiky response to a journalist who requested whether or not his workforce’s acquainted failings had been right down to teaching or the gamers.
“What do you imply? Perhaps you’ll be able to clarify to me with the errors that we make common?”, Ten Hag responded, with the journalist elevating the problems of giving the ball away on their very own half, errors taking part in out from the again, being outnumbered on counter-attacked and giving up probabilities.
“You might be positive?” Ten Hag questioned. “I don’t assume so otherwise you wouldn’t win trophies like we did and to beat huge opponents. I’m sorry for you. After Metropolis we gained essentially the most trophies. I’m sorry for you.”
Ten Hag additionally insisted his facet’s fortunes will flip round regardless of profitable simply one in every of 9 Premier League factors on provide to date.
“Simply third recreation within the season, we have now to construct a brand new workforce. I’ve to elucidate this so many instances, additionally on Friday on the press convention, we are going to construct this new workforce, we have now younger gamers, we have now gamers to construct into the season, we had three gamers first begin of the season, they did not play 90 minutes.
“We will likely be advantageous, however it’s clear we have now to enhance and ultimately of the season I fairly am assured we may have a giant likelihood to elevate one other trophy.”
The Purple Devils face Southampton of their first recreation again after the worldwide break on Saturday, September 14.
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