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Manchester United roared again within the second half to safe a 2-2 draw with Liverpool.
Whereas the end result does little for United’s Champions League hopes, the Pink Devils will hope that the 4 factors they’ve taken off the Merseysiders this marketing campaign can be sufficient to cease Jurgen Klopp from profitable the Premier League in his closing season at Anfield.
The Pink Devils put in a Jekyll and Hyde efficiency as they had been terrible within the first half, having no photographs whereas permitting Liverpool to try 15.
Nevertheless, they had been fortunate to solely be 0-1 down at half time and two moments of particular person brilliance put Erik ten Hag’s males right into a shock lead.
A lazy sort out by Aaron Wan-Bissaka gave Mo Salah the prospect to equalise however United held on and nearly secured the winner with a late Antony shot.
Requested to sum up his emotions on the match by BBC’s Match of the Day, Erik ten Hag stated he had “very blended feelings.”
“On one aspect I’m disenchanted that now we have dropped seven factors in a single week after being in profitable positions, however now we have accountable ourselves for making silly errors. On the opposite aspect I’m very proud.”
“You see how we’re enhancing and the potential of this squad is superb – I’m proud. In decisive areas we had been dropping battles particularly with younger gamers we weren’t assured to win them [duels]. We inspired within the second half to do higher and so they stepped up”.
The Dutchman was then requested about his aspect’s league place of sixth and discovering themselves to this point adrift of each Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.
He responded, “I don’t know, We’ll hold preventing and now we have to do the identical and study from the moments. Brentford was our worst efficiency, we didn’t should win there.”
The previous Ajax boss additionally singled out 19 12 months outdated Willy Kambwala for his contribution to the match.
“He has been coaching some time with us and progressing nicely. The subsequent era must step in and he’s doing good. The problem for him is doing it constantly. Nice alternative for him and now we have different choices like bringing Casemiro in at centre-half, however immediately he deserved it and he confirmed it on the pitch”.
The Pink Devils stay 11 factors behind Aston Villa in fourth place with seven video games left of the Premier League season.
Subsequent up for Ten Hag’s workforce is an away journey to the south coast of England to tackle Bournemouth on the Vitality Stadium subsequent Saturday night.
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