Stephen Dunmoye
Following the defeat to Aston Villa, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said that Man United didn’t follow the rules in defending which made the team lost our battles.
He said the team who have won the game if the players had done their job with 100 per cent desire and passion.
Early goals from Leon Bailey and Lucas Digne put United on the back foot immediately and though Luke Shaw’s deflected strike gave them hope just before half-time, Jacob Ramsey restored Villa’s two-goal lead soon after the interval.
The move of Ten Hag handed the armband to Cristiano Ronaldo failed to inspire United as they slipped to a first defeat in six league games that leaves them still outside the top four.
According to the Coach, “Collectively it was a bad performance. When we are out our best, we start the game on the front foot and ready to play. We were not and we did not deserve any more than we got.
“We didn’t follow the rules in defending and we lost our battles. If the players had done their job with 100 per cent desire and passion then we would have won this game.
“I have been in football a long time and players are not robots. Sometimes this is the way it is, it’s psychological but it’s not acceptable. We have to be ready for every game and not give it away so easily.”