Ten Hag calls for Manchester United’s response in Europa League

Manchester United’s head coach Erik ten Hag. File
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Manchester United will try to get better from one other demoralising defeat that raised contemporary questions over supervisor Erik ten Hag’s future as they head to Porto within the Europa League on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

The document 20-time English champions are off to their joint-worst begin within the Premier League period, accumulating simply seven factors from six video games and scoring a mere 5 targets.

United additionally started their European marketing campaign in worrying vogue, drawing 1-1 at Outdated Trafford final week with Ten Hag’s former membership Twente, a outcome midfielder Christian Eriksen stated “seems like a loss”.

It prolonged United’s poor run in Europe to 1 win in 9 video games after final season’s disastrous Champions League show.

Ten Hag once more pleaded for extra time to show the membership’s fortunes round after the 3-0 loss to Spurs on Sunday, however the Dutchman admitted his workforce have been far under the requirements anticipated.

“We have now to point out resilience as a result of this isn’t ok. We have now to just accept this and, from this level on, now we have to do issues higher,” stated Ten Hag.

“It’s all the time a brand new day. I instructed them, simply within the dressing room, to come back on. Tomorrow is a brand new day. We positively should study, now we have to do issues higher.

“I simply concentrate on Porto. We shut this (Tottenham) sport down, take care of it after which we transfer on. We’ll flip this round. We’ll begin once more. The season continues to be very younger, with many video games to play.”

Ten Hag is ready to find the extent of accidents sustained by Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount.

United captain Bruno Fernandes, who grew up in Porto and performed for native rivals Boavista in his youth, is aware of higher than most what to anticipate from their upcoming opponents, overwhelmed 3-2 by Norway’s Bodo/Glimt of their opening sport of the competitors.

“It is a facet that all the time does rather well in Europe, now we have to pay attention to that,” Fernandes instructed MUTV.

“(They’re) enhancing so much in the previous few video games, even when they misplaced the final sport within the Europa League.”

“We anticipate a very tough sport there, however we go there to win as a result of it is every thing that now we have to consider,” added the midfielder who averted a three-match home ban after his membership on Tuesday efficiently appealed his crimson card within the Spurs defeat.

Spurs eye 5 in row

Tottenham’s convincing win over United was their fourth consecutive in all competitions and got here with out Son Heung-min, sidelined by a hamstring concern picked up within the 3-0 victory over Qarabag when Spurs performed virtually all the sport a person down.

“Nothing adjustments,” stated supervisor Ange Postecoglou forward of Thursday’s journey to Hungarian facet Ferencvaros.

“We have simply acquired to maintain doing what we’re doing. There’s nonetheless loads of enchancment to do in lots of areas, however the benefit of the group is that they need to maintain enhancing.”

Rangers made a triumphant begin away to Malmo and can host Lyon of their second sport of the expanded league section format. Lyon beat final season’s Convention League winners Olympiakos 2-0 of their opening match.

Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce go to Twente earlier than United tackle the person who led them to Europa League glory in 2017, after the worldwide break.

Actual Sociedad host Anderlecht and Ajax journey to Slavia Prague, whereas Lazio are at residence to Good. Roma attempt to proceed their resurgence because the sacking of membership icon Daniele De Rossi away to Swedish outfit Elfsborg.