Man Utd played according to game plan vs Man City – Ten Hag

Man Utd manager Erik ten Hag has stated that his side put in a good performance against Man City at Etihad Stadium.

The manager believes Man Utd were unlucky not to return to Old Trafford with at least a point.

Recall that Marcus Rashford scored the opening goal in the eighth minute, but a brace by Phil Foden and a goal by Erling Haaland was all the Citizens needed to win three points

Despite the defeat, Ten Hag was pleased with how his side carried out his tactical instructions, feeling they were simply undone in a couple of ‘defining moments.’

Ten Hag during a statement with the press said:

“It’s about getting behind the defending line and with the speed from Garnacho and Rashford. And I think that went very well – we were already up after a couple of minutes. Good breakthrough from Garnacho, Rashford was in the perfect scoring position and then, quickly after the goal from Rashford, we had our moments and more throughout all the game. I think also [in] defending, we closed the middle very good, we defended the box very good. So the performance from our side was very good.”