Eriksen’s 35th-minute blast attach United forward, but the Danish midfielder talented Twente their 2nd-half of equaliser at Old Trafford.
AFP
26 September, 2024, 04:15 am
Final modified: 26 September, 2024, 04:26 am
Erik ten Hag slammed his Manchester United flops after a costly mistake from Christian Eriksen condemned them to a 1-1 scheme in opposition to FC Twente of their Europa League opener on Wednesday.
Sam Lammers dispossessed Eriksen, who had made a volatile turn below tension, and fired previous Andre Onana within the 68th minute.
United manager Ten Hag refused to single out Eriksen, in its attach insisting the final crew had to address terminate accountability for his or her failure to preserve onto the lead.
“We saved them alive, 1-0 up, controlling the game attempt to be fixed and retain going. In the 2nd half of we dropped the stage, gave the aim away,” Ten Hag said.
“We did no longer construct it off, we had to switch for the 2nd aim and they also address alive and we fetch punished with a mistake from ourselves.”
Pressed on Eriksen’s blunder, Ten Hag added: “The aim it’s (a) crew (mistake), a participant of Twente can dribble thru the pitch without stopping. We are going to have the choice to no longer give a aim away be pleased this.
“Now we fetch got viewed all all over again you’ll want to retain going for the final game, as soon as 1-0 up you’ll want to retain going, wobble for the 2nd. Or no longer it’s miles presumably the predominant game, it’s fundamental you fetch a accumulate.”
Ten Hag spent a mixed 23 years at Twente all over three stints as a participant after which in varied teaching capacities, asserting on the eve of the game: “Or no longer it’s no longer nice to must injure something you love.”
As an different it develop into as soon as the Eredivisie facet who inflicted the discomfort, with a helping hand from any other inconsistent United efficiency scorching on the heels of their disappointing goalless scheme at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Eriksen questioned whether United carried out with sufficient need after their unhappy escape in European competitions extended to 1 accumulate in 9 games.
“I deem largely disenchanted as a crew, we wished extra within the stay, far from upright sufficient. They regarded be pleased they wished it extra, that can no longer be correct,” Eriksen said.
“I deem everyone is having a stare upon themselves, everyone is a official footballer, they know what to construct, what can no longer happen. We beget no longer lose but it absolutely feels be pleased a loss.”
After finishing bottom of their Champions League neighborhood with most attention-grabbing one accumulate final season, it develop into as soon as any other dispiriting initiate to European action for United.
Ten Hag’s spluttering crew are abet in action in opposition to Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday.
In the revamped Europa League first stage they next face Porto sooner than a clash with Fenerbahce, managed by their broken-down boss Jose Mourinho.
