Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham ended in a tie on Friday. Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford each scored once as Manchester United went into halftime with a 2-0 lead. However, Tottenham rallied in the second half to level the match. The Red Devils appeared destined to come away with three points, but their offensive focus waned in the second half, paving the door for Tottenham to mount an incredible comeback.
“Yes, definitely. Although my opinion was that we didn’t play that well, We had a lot of chances, but we didn’t finish. We were not clinical enough, but we scored two times. And then you have to finish the game,” said Erik Ten Hag after the match, as quoted by Manchester United.
Ten Hag decided to use Fred in the second half of the game, and after that, United started to lose battles in the midfield. They created some openings, but they were denied at the end by Fraser Forster. Bruno Fernandes had the best chance to seal the victory for United, but his fortune didn’t favour him this time as the post deflected wide off the woodwork.
“I don’t blame one player. It was a brilliant action (before the shot). And as I said, before halftime, we weren’t clinical before the goal. I think we had to score more, although we scored twice in an away game, which is good.”
“The goals we conceded were so easy. We didn’t block the crosses, and you have to be proactive there. We have to come out to block the shot with the second long ball, and we didn’t squeeze out—it was so easy for them, and it kept coming, and it was so easy to score a goal then.”
Manchester United will be back in action against Aston Villa on Sunday.