Erik ten Hag says Manchester United need to reset from the 7-0 humiliation at Liverpool and praised Bruno Fernandes
Erik ten Hag has said Manchester United must reset from the “mess” of, with the manager praising the stand-in captain Bruno Fernandes.
“We are in the same boat, we win together, we lose together, we make a mess on Sunday and we have to deal with it,” said the manager.“We talked about it, we’ve seen it and set the right conclusions, then we have to reset and bounce back. We know in a season setbacks will always be there. It was a huge setback, that’s clear.
United host Real Betis in Thursday’s Europa League last-16 first leg tie and Ten Hag said he would stand by his decision to hand Fernandes the captain’s armband in the absence of the injured club captain, Harry Maguire. The Portuguese playmaker’sincluded him not tracking Stefan Bajcetic, brush-off an assistant linesman and appearing to feign injury.
“He’s coaching players, he’s an inspiration, but no one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes. We have to learn, he has to learn, he will because he’s intelligent, I’m happy to have Bruno Fernandes in the team and that he’s captain when Harry isn’t on the pitch.”
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