Manchester United’s head coach Erik ten Hag. File
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Manchester United will try to get well from one other demoralising defeat that raised recent questions over supervisor Erik ten Hag’s future as they head to Porto within the Europa League on Thursday, October 3, 2024.
The file 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 trend, drawing 1-1 at Previous Trafford final week with Ten Hag’s former membership Twente, a end result midfielder Christian Eriksen mentioned “looks like a loss”.
It prolonged United’s poor run in Europe to at least one 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 crew had been far under the requirements anticipated.
“We now have to point out resilience as a result of this isn’t ok. We now have to simply accept this and, from this level on, we now have to do issues higher,” mentioned Ten Hag.
“It’s at all times a brand new day. I instructed them, simply within the dressing room, to return on. Tomorrow is a brand new day. We positively need to be taught, we now have to do issues higher.
“I simply deal with Porto. We shut this (Tottenham) recreation down, cope with it after which we transfer on. We are going to flip this round. We are going to begin over again. The season remains 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, crushed 3-2 by Norway’s Bodo/Glimt of their opening recreation of the competitors.
“It is a aspect that at all times does rather well in Europe, we now have to concentrate on that,” Fernandes instructed MUTV.
“(They’re) enhancing rather a lot in the previous few video games, even when they misplaced the final recreation within the Europa League.”
“We anticipate a extremely tough recreation there, however we go there to win as a result of it is every part that we now 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 difficulty picked up within the 3-0 victory over Qarabag when Spurs performed nearly all the recreation a person down.
“Nothing modifications,” mentioned supervisor Ange Postecoglou forward of Thursday’s journey to Hungarian aspect Ferencvaros.
“We have simply bought 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 wish to hold enhancing.”
Rangers made a triumphant begin away to Malmo and can host Lyon of their second recreation of the expanded league part 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 dwelling to Good. Roma attempt to proceed their resurgence for the reason that sacking of membership icon Daniele De Rossi away to Swedish outfit Elfsborg.
Printed – October 02, 2024 10:12 am IST