On the day of the Manchester derby, Erik Ten Hag thanked Pep Guardiola and Manchester City for teaching his Manchester United team a “lesson.”
Remember that Man Utd was hammered in the derby
Ten Hag claims that it will make his team stronger.
WHAT OCCURED?
At the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, United were humiliated by their obnoxious neighbors, losing 6-3 and giving up two hat-tricks, one to Phil Foden and the other to Erling Haaland. Even though it’s a bitter pill to swallow, Ten Hag has stated his team will grow from the setback.
In a press conference, Erik Ten Hag said: “You will have setbacks. We beat Arsenal, we beat Liverpool, Sunday we had a bad day at the office. City were better, we have to accept that, but we can’t accept our unacceptable performance. That’s what you always do [tweak], you take respect of the opponent, but we will stick to our philosophy and principles. We can get a lot of confidence from beating Arsenal and Liverpool, but now we get a reality check with Man City. So thank you for the lesson, Pep and City. We have to understand, we have to do things much better.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Despite having played one fewer game, the defeat ended United’s four-game winning streak and put them nine points behind leaders Arsenal.
