Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag mentioned that Manchester City gave them a “reality check” in the course of the Manchester derby 3-6 thrashing.
The United boss, nonetheless, careworn that his staff must “learn from it and carry on” as they gear up for the Europa League group match towards Omonia Nicosia on October 6.
Manchester United had a run of 4 consecutive wins below the steerage of Erik ten Hag earlier than they had been introduced right down to earth by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
“It was a reality check, and we have to learn from it and carry on,” Ten Hag mentioned. “It was a difficult day… You take respect of the opponent, but we will stick to our philosophy and principles.
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“You will have setbacks. We beat Arsenal, we beat Liverpool. On Sunday, we had a bad day at the office. City were better, we have to accept that. But we can’t accept our unacceptable performance.
“We can get a number of confidence from beating Arsenal and Liverpool, however now we get a actuality verify from Man City. So thanks for the lesson, Pep and City. We have to grasp, we’ve got to do issues significantly better.”
Ten Hag dodged the connection between Cristiano Ronaldo not being called off the bench during the Manchester derby and the star footballer’s future at the club.
“When we had been 4-0 down or 6-1 down, I mentioned I did not convey him on out of respect. That has no connection along with his future on the membership,” Ten Hag said. “I do not see he’s sad. He is coaching effectively and having fun with being right here.
“He’s not happy that he wasn’t playing Sunday, don’t get me wrong. Of course, he wants to play and he’s pissed off when he’s not playing.”
Manchester United will probably be with out Raphael Varane for a visit to Cyprus after the centre again suffered an ankle damage. Captain Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Donny van de Beek will even stay unavailable.
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