Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag led his group to a draw in opposition to Liverpool at Old Trafford which might finally show vital for the guests’ title hopes
Roy Keane joked that Erik ten Hag “had a couple of glasses of wine” before giving an upbeat interview within the aftermath of Manchester United’s Premier League conflict in opposition to Liverpool.
Ten Hag’s aspect claimed some extent from the Sunday afternoon recreation and would possibly even have gained had been it not for Aaron Wan-Bissaka conceding a late penalty for a foul on Harvey Elliott. Keane wasn’t overly impressed by the efficiency, although, regardless of the spoils being shared.
The result’s probably a harmful one for Liverpool, who missed the possibility to return to the highest of the Premier League desk. They now sit second behind Arsenal, who beat Brighton on Saturday, and only a level forward of defending champions Manchester City.
It wasn’t that useful to United, both, although. Ten Hag’s group finish the weekend 11 factors adrift of fifth-place Aston Villa with seven fixtures left, albeit with a recreation in hand.
“Listen, obviously he’s had a couple of glasses of wine after the game,” Keane informed Sky Sports after watching Ten Hag’s post-match interview. “I do not understand how sturdy that’s, however he appeared actually upbeat, and I like him for it, as a result of he is clearly seeing one thing that I’m not seeing at this second in time.
“I’m not saying there’s not potential on the soccer membership or with these younger gamers, however by way of competing with Arsenal or Man City and Liverpool, they’re manner off it. They are competing at this second in time with Aston Villa and Spurs for that fourth and fifth place, and at this stage, they’re nicely behind them.
“So I don’t get his positivity, but maybe that’s just me obviously being a bit old and grumpy. He’s upbeat, but I certainly didn’t see that upbeat performance – I thought [there were] two very good goals from Man United and a team that hung in there and stuck at it, and I give them credit for that, but if you’re looking at the bigger picture I’m not sitting back here and going ‘Man United are on their way back’.”
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Ten Hag praised his group’s resilience after a primary half during which they didn’t register a single shot. After protecting themselves inside touching distance, two well-taken targets would possibly – on one other day – have introduced all of them three factors.
“You saw Liverpool were dominating the game but we stayed in the game,” Ten Hag stated. “In decisive moments, we had been shedding duels and shedding battles. But then the resilience and the standard, the way in which we play and the way in which, out and in of possession, how we organised it and the way they performed there collectively.
“Also the resilience because it was necessary in the first half, when we didn’t win the decisive duels and we were hammered. We were bullied by Liverpool. The young players were sometimes even overwhelmed but, then, in the second half, they stepped up and you saw the improvement in the belief and they were convinced we could get a win.”
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