Erik ten Hag was happy together with his crew’s second-half efficiency of their 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest within the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
Manchester United have been snug all through the sport however didn’t click on into gear till the second half.
In his post-match interview, Ten Hag mentioned:
🗣 “First half it wasn’t nice I will be trustworthy.”
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“We have been 3-0 up so I didn’t need to give them momentum.”
“They have been ready for one probability to get into the sport.”
” We have been trying to find gaps, however I believe Forest performed nicely, defended compact, and we didn’t discover the gaps.”
“In fact, once you win a semi-final, it’s OK. The primary half wasn’t nice, to be trustworthy.”
” I assumed it was skilled however too sluggish, and we didn’t create too many possibilities.”
” We allowed them to. The second half was a lot better and extra tempo, and we scored some good targets.”
“I believe we performed professionally, however the tempo was too sluggish. We allowed them to create possibilities. Within the second half, the tempo was higher, and we scored some good targets.”
Ten Hag was requested about Jadon Sancho and his new position. The 22 12 months performed within the quantity ten place at present, and appeared sharp.
The United boss mentioned:
“He can play as a ten as nicely.”
Ten Hag mentioned he was not apprehensive in regards to the Carabao Cup closing but. United play Crystal Palace at Outdated Trafford on Saturday.
The Purple Devils shall be trying to get their Premier League marketing campaign again on observe after a minor blip towards Arsenal.
“Now we have needed to make a lot of compromises within the season to date, so hopefully now they [all players back from injuries] are all accessible.”
“If you wish to win trophies, you want all of them to be accessible. You noticed tonight you’ll be able to carry a brand new dynamic off the bench.”
