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Erik ten Hag has insisted that Manchester United should be extra scientific and end their possibilities, following the membership’s 1-0 win towards Fulham.
Joshua Zirkzee’s late objective for United sealed the victory for the aspect of their opening Premier League match of the 2024/25 season.
All through the match and particularly in the course of the opening 45 minutes, United had loads of possibilities to search out the again of the web however the gamers let themselves down with some poor ending.
Bruno Fernandes had two golden alternatives however in each cases, the Portugal worldwide was thwarted by Bernd Leno. Mason Mount additionally had a sight of objective when Marcus Rashford set him up however the England midfielder did not hit the goal.
Within the dying embers of proceedings, Alejandro Garnacho had an open objective at his mercy however the Carrington academy graduate additionally missed, to the astonishment of supporters.
Ten Hag spoke to Sky Sports activities after the ultimate whistle and stated that he was proud of most points of the group’s show vs. the Cottagers besides the ending.
The Dutchman remarked, “Towards Fulham, it’s all the time a tough recreation however we pressed very effectively and we saved them below stress. We created quite a lot of possibilities and will have scored earlier. That’s my solely criticism of the group that we would have liked to kill.”
On the modifications he made, Ten Hag stated, “It confirmed that subs are essential. It’s nice within the first recreation to carry on a sub and he finally ends up profitable us the sport. It’s good for the group course of and the spirit of the group. It reveals how vital subs are and that they should be prepared.”
“We all know how vital it’s to maintain clear sheets. Two seasons in the past we saved probably the most variety of clear sheets within the Premier League.”
The United boss added about his aspect’s defending, “When we have now our constant again 4, we’ll defend correctly with a excessive line and the midfield and wingers can get ahead. With out a constant again 4, there is no such thing as a sample and routines and that’s when gaps seem.”
Zirkzee was not the one debutant at Previous Trafford tonight. Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt additionally made their bow for the Purple Devils after becoming a member of from Bayern Munich earlier this week.
Mazraoui was included within the beginning XI however De Ligt got here on from the bench.
Reacting to Mazraoui’s good efficiency, Ten Hag informed Sky, “I do know Noussair Mazraoui like this. He is a good defender, however he’s very composed on the ball – he isn’t in full situation, when he will get 100% health he can do rather more. He has to construct his health.”
Ten Hag revealed that one other factor he was actually proud of was that no accidents had been recorded.
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