Erik ten Hag, the manager of Manchester United, has disclosed the defensive blunder his team committed in the last moments of their Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League loss to Fulham.
Ten Hag bemoaned the lack of coordinated pushing by his players prior to Fulham’s unexpected late winner.
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Harry Maguire tied the score for the home team after Calvin Bassey gave Fulham the lead in the second half.
After that, Man United lost all prudence in their pursuit of a winner and were taken off guard as Adama Traore outran Christian Eriksen and Maguire to set up Alex Iwobi for the game-winning goal.
Ten Hag, though, insisted that his players allow the visitors to escape because he was not happy with the way Fulham was able to mount an effort that began close to their own corner flag with a throw-in.
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Ten Hag told the BBC, “We had them under pressure and we have one player in the wrong position. It was a throw-in [for Fulham] in the corner.”
“We should handle things as a team and ensure that everyone is positioned appropriately. It is preventable because we allowed them to flee.
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