Ten Hag Reflects on Community Shield Loss, Sees Positives in United's Performance
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag reflected on the Community Shield match, where they drew 1-1 with Manchester City at full-time and lost 7-6 in a penalty shootout.
Ten Hag acknowledged the tough result but emphasised the importance of taking the positives from the performance. He noted that United matched City’s level and created significant chances, despite not converting them, unlike in their FA Cup final where they scored a crucial second goal.
Speaking to ITV, the Dutchman said: "Tough result to take. When the performance is right, when you lose everyone feels this. It hurts in your stomach. You have to feel pain and we have to hurt. We have to take this belief in to the league.
"We did very good to produce the second goal in the FA Cup final before half-time and weren't able to do that here."
Regarding Jadon Sancho’s missed penalty, Ten Hag defended the player, stating that misses are part of the game.
"He is a very good penalty taker and today he missed but that is part of the game."
Overall, he encouraged the team to build on their performance and carry the positive aspects into the league season.
"We managed to be on an equal level with Man City and got [Marcus] Rashford high on the pitch and good defending. We created chances, we got pressure in the ball and in possession we had some very good chances from this so there are many positives we can take."
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