Erik ten Hag tells Manchester United players what they must do to bounce back after poor start
23.09.2023 - 08:55
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag has urged his Manchester United side to erase the mistakes as they look to bounce back from a poor run of form at Burnley on Saturday evening.
Wednesday's 4-3 Champions League group stage defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday was United's third in a row, following Premier League losses against Arsenal and Brighton either side of the international break. Ten Hag's side started brightly at the Allianz Arena but conceded two soft goals in four minutes.
It has been a regular pattern this season for United, who show promise in the opening exchanges before allowing the opposition to get a grip on the game with unforced errors. And Ten Hag needs his players to avoid those mistakes if they are to bounce back.
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"So we are in the short period between games," Ten Hag told MUTV. "So we have to find out in the training how fit the players are. And, of course, we have information, we have backgrounds, but still we have to see in the training how fit they are acting and then we will pick a team.
"It's not about one game. We show in every game that we can play very good football, on the highest level, because [we're] against the very best opponents.
"But also that we make, in this moment, mistakes and we are losing games and top football is about moments. So we have to avoid making mistakes because, otherwise, it's very difficult to win the big games.”
One positive from Wednesday's defeat was a first goal for Rasmus Hojlund, who made it 2-1 shortly after half-time with an instinctive finish that deflected off Dayot Upamecano. The 20-year-old was relieved to get off the mark early in his